Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. Debased AV Semissis (11mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 868-879.

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Byzantine, Gold

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Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. Debased AV Semissis (11mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 868-879. Crowned facing bust of Basil, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 14a; Anastasi 579; SB 1714. Near EF.

From the MacKay Collection of Byzantine Gold and Silver. Ex Spink 233 (2 December 2015), lot 701.


Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 12:46:40 ET.

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