Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61375 | Auction date: 20 May 2024 |
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Lot description: Ancients Anonymous. Class A3. Time of Basil II and Constantine VIII (AD 1020-1028). AE follis (27mm, 8.60 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. +EMMA-NOVHΛ, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with voided box in each limb, pallium and colobium, book of Gospels decorated with pellets on cover in both hands, IC-XC (barred) across fields / +IhSϤS / XRISTϤS / bASILЄϤ / bASILЄ, legend in four lines; decorative element above and below. Sear 1818. A handsome piece with an even perylene green coloring throughout. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-anonymous-class-a3-time-of-basil-ii-and-constantine-viii-ad-1020-1028-ae-follis-27mm-860-gm-6h-ng/a/61375-25275.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61375-05202024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |