Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 2nd Part
Wednesday 9 July 2025 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)
Basil I (867-886) with Constantine, Solidus, Constantinople; AV (4,39 g; 19,5 mm; 6 h)
+IHS XPS REX – REGNANTIYM* Christ enthroned facing, with crossed nimbus, raising r. hand in blessing and holding Book of Gospels in l. hand; Rv. BASILIOS ET CONSTANT AYGG B Facing busts of Basil, on l., and Constantine, on r., both crowned and wearing loros and chlamys respectively and holding between them a patriarchal cross. DO 2a. SB 1704. Good extremely fine.
