CNG 91, Lot: 1105. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. Debased AV Semissis (12mm, 1.20 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 868-879. Crowned facing bust of Basil, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger / Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger. DOC 14a; Anastasi 579; SB 1714. Near EF. Very rare.