BASIL I and CONSTANTINE. 867-886 AD. AV Solidus

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BASIL I and CONSTANTINE. 867-886 AD. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.33 gm 6h). Constantinople mint. +IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM (five point star), nimbate Christ enthroned / bASILIOS ET CONSTANT AUGG’ b’, busts of Basil and Constantine facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC III 2c; SB 1704. Good VF.

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