Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 350 Price realized: 170 CHF (Approx. 193 USD / 179 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, 27 mm, 8.79 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. +IҺSЧ[S] / XRISTЧ[S] / bASILЄЧ / bΑSILЄ in four lines; above and below, geometric ornament. DOC Class A2.47. SB 1813. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from Klassische Muenzen on 22 January 2014. Starting price: 25 CHF |