| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 9 | Auction date: 2 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 419 Price realized: 900 GBP (Approx. 1,124 USD / 1,052 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: About Mint State; a spectacular example of the type | BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Basil I 'the Macedonian'. Gold solidus, AD 870-871. Constantinople. Obv: + IhS XPS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM*, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Rev: bASILIOS ЄT COҺSƮAhƮ' AЧGG b', crowned facing busts of Basil, with short beard and loros, and Constantine, beardless and wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them.About Mint State; a spectacular example of the type. Reference: Sear-1704; DOC-2. Provenance: ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXVII (22/3/2023), lot 860; ex Morton & Eden, Auction 115 (5/5/2022), lot 392; ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s. Die Axis: 6h. Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.47 g. Composition: Gold. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 600 GBP |  |
