206, Lot: 449. Estimate $100. Sold for $86. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous Folles. Time of Basil II & Constantine VIII, circa 1020-1028. Æ Follis (26mm, 8.41 g, 7h). Class A3. Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ, holding Gospels / Legend in four lines. Cf. DOC A2.2; SB 1818; cf. Metcalf, Interpretation, Variety 2. VF, dark green patina, traces of undertype (Class A1 follis?) visible.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.

While likely belonging to Variety 2, this specimen can not be assigned with certainty as the Gospel and the upper portion of the reverse are not visible.