bby_790425 - BASIL I and CONSTANTINE Follis

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Type : Follis

Date: 868-870

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : copper

Diameter : 27,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 7,93 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire centré. Jolie représentation du droit. Patine marron, légèrement tachée au revers

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.18 - R.1862 - Do.9 b - BN/B.5 - BC.1710 - DMBR.33 /6

Obverse

Obverse legend : + BASILIS CONSTANT BASIL.

Obverse description : Basile et Constantin trônant de face, couronnés, vêtus du loros, tenant ensemble le labarum.

Obverse translation : (Basile et Constantin rois).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + BASILO/S COHSTAH/ TIHOS EH QO/ BASILEIS R/ OMAIOH.

Reverse description : Légende en cinq lignes.

Reverse translation : (Basile et Constantin rois des Romains).

Historical background

BASIL I and CONSTANTINE

(10/02/868-3/09/879)

Basil was associated with the throne on May 26, 866 by Michael III the Drunkard and became sole emperor after having assassinated him. He reigned alone for a year, then associated to the throne in 868 his favorite son Constantine, who died in 879. Under the reign of Basil I, Syracuse fell into the hands of Islam and in 878, Sicily was definitively lost. Basil's reign was a period of consolidation. The emperor collected all of Justinian's legal works better known as the Basilica. Basil died in a hunting accident.

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