Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3841 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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LEO VI THE WISE, (A.D. 886-912), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (5.77 g), obv. Leo VI bust facing, around +LEON bASILEVS ROM', rev. legend in four lines +LEON/EN **W*EO bA/SILEVS R/OMEON in four lines, (S.1729, DOC 8, BMC 8-10, R.1873); Leo VI, (A.D. 886-912) with Alexander, AE follis, Constantinople mint, (5.77 g), obv. Leo VI and Alexander seated facing, legend around, rev. legend in four lines naming Leo and Alexander, (S.1730, DOC 6, BMC 11-2); Constantine VII and Zoe, (A.D. 913-959), AE follis, issued 914-919, Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of Constantine and Zoe, legend around, rev. five line legend naming Constantine and Zoe, (S.1758, DOC 22, BMC 1-6) (illustrated); Romanus I, (A.D. 920-944), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (7.31 g), obv. Romanus I bust facing, legend around, holding labarum and cross on globe, rev. four lined legend, (S.1760, DOC 25, BMC 14-29). Mostly fine, scarce. (4)
Ex Prue Morgan Fitts Collection, for the first and third coins.
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Estimate $150
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