Details
LOT 3478
Basil I the Macedonian AE 20mm. AD 867-886.
Cherson mint. Struck AD 879-886. Large B / Cross crosslet on two steps; pellets flanking. DOC 20a; SB 1719 corr. (rev. description). Very Fine.(4.68gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531.2, 26 January 2023, lot 1773 (part of).
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