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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     6185 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Basil I the Macedonian Date Ruled:     AD 867-870 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 868-879 Diameter:     19.3 mm Weight:     4.43 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     +IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM * Obverse Description:     Christ seated facing on lyre-backed throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, tunic and himation, right raised in blessing, holding gospels in left hand Reverse Legend:     bASILIOS ET COnSTAnT AUGG b Reverse Description:     Facing busts of Basil I, with short beard in loros on left, and Constantine, beardless in chlamys on right, both crowned holding long patriarchal cross between them Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     SBCV 1704 Reference2:     DOC III part 2, 2c Reference3:     BMC 2-4 Reference4:     Ratto 1858 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=2912 Notes:     CBN 4-7, Tolstoi pl. 72 nos. 3-4

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