Basil I the Macedonian and Constantine (AD 868-879). AV solidus (20mm, 4.40 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. Constantinople, AD 870-871. + IhS XPS RЄX-RЄGNANtIЧM *, full-length figure of Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left / bASILIOS ЄT COhStAht' AЧϚϚ b', facing busts of Basil I (on left), with short beard, wearing loros and crown surmounted by cross, and Constantine (on right), beardless, wearing chlamys and crown surmounted by cross, jointly holding patriarchal cross with globule at base between them. Sear 1704. From the Kestenband Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk, private sale with old dealer's tag included. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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