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                        Lot: 507

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Basil I. AD 867-886. AV solidus (4.37 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Basil I (AD 867-886). Gold solidus (4.37 
                        gm). Constantinople, AD 882. +bASILIOS AUGUST' b', 
                        crowned facing bust of Basil I, wearing loros, holding 
                        globe with patriarchal cross in right hand and akakia in 
                        left / COhSTAhT S EVdOCIA, crowned facing busts of 
                        Constantine, beardless, on left, and Eudocia on right: 
                        Constantine wears chlamys and holds globus cruciger, 
                        while his stepmother wears loros and holds cruciform 
                        scepter; between their heads, cross. Berk 268 (this 
                        coin). BN 2. DO 3. Sear 1703. Extremely rare and 
                        beautifully struck. Good extremely fine 

                        Ex Sotheby's, 2 November 1998, lot 472 (realized 
                        $20,350). 

                        This is an unusual issue in that it portrays the empress 
                        Eudocia. If the date of AD 882 is correct, this is a 
                        memorial issue struck at the time of her death. As an 
                        alternative, Grierson has suggested it may be a 
                        coronation issue from 868. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 16,500 




...Sold for $17,000 USD [ approx 12920 EUR, 9010 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).