A fresh and sharp solidus of Basil I the Macedonian
Lot 42
Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine, 867-886. Solidus (Gold, 19 mm, 4.44 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. +IhS XPS RЄX RЄςNANTIЧM✱ Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. bASILIOS ЄT COҺSΤAhT'AЧςς b' Crowned facing busts of Basil I, with short beard on the left and wearing loros, and Constantine, beardless on the right and wearing chlamys, holding, with their right hands, a long patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2. SB 1704. Fresh and sharply struck, a lovely piece. Scrape on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From the collection of Hendrik Hortz, religious studies scholar and journalist, ex Nomos 20, 10 July 2020, 438.
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200 CHF
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1100 CHF
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Closing time: 07-Dec-24, 12:20:30 CET
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