CNG 102, Lot: 1184. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. AR Miliaresion (24mm, 2.06 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 868-879. Cross potent set on three steps; globus below / + ЬASI/LIOS CЄ/COҺSTAҺ/TIҺ’ PISTV/ЬASILIS/ROMЄO’ in six lines. DOC 7; SB 1708. Near EF, deeply toned, a few minor scratches.

From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Vecchi 10 (24 March 1998), lot 1291.