| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 353 Price realized: 460 CHF (Approx. 523 USD / 486 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, 10.03 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.-, cf. 39 (differing ornament on reverse). SB 1813. A beautiful piece with a particularly attractive rendering of Christ. Extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Roma E-Auction 55, 18 April 2019, 1283. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
