Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 357 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 232 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, 8.91 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. [+ЄMMA]NOVHΛ 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 / XRISTЧ[S] / bASILЄЧ / bΑSILЄ in four lines; above and below, geometric ornament. DOC Class A2.42a. SB 1813. Some porosity on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, formed since summer 1991. Starting price: 50 CHF |