NumisBids
  
Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 97  26 May 2022
View prices realized

Lot 1491

Estimate: 3200 GBP
Lot unsold
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Two Counterfeiter's Dies for a Leo VI 'the Wise' Æ Nummus. Circa AD 886-912. Negative impression: ⧾ LЄOҺ bASILЄVS ROM', crowned bust facing, holding akakia / ⧾ LЄOҺ ЄҺ ΘЄΟ bASILЄVS ROMЄOҺ in four lines. For prototype, cf. DOC 8 and Sear 1729. 194.06g, 31mm x 30mm (obverse); 184.10g, 34mm x 30mm.

Condition as seen; well-preserved. Of the greatest rarity and numismatic interest, a remarkable opportunity to acquire a set of dies.

From a private European collection.
Question about this auction? Contact Roma Numismatics Ltd