Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 349 Price realized: 140 CHF (Approx. 159 USD / 148 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Anonymous Folles, time of Basil II & Constantine VIII, circa 976-1025. Follis (Bronze, 26 mm, 8.75 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. +ЄMMANOVHΛ Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left; in fields, IC - XC. Rev. +IҺSЧS / XRISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bΑSILЄ in four lines; above and below, geometric ornament. DOC Class A2.24. SB 1813. Light doubling and small flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from Marc Watter in January 2013. Starting price: 50 CHF |