Coin of Basil I
CoinsByzantine9th century

Coin of Basil I

870-879 CE

Artists

Basil ICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Three half-figures, facing, Basil in center, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross, Leo and Constantine to l. and r. respectively, smaller, beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross. Rev.: Mules with rev. of Class 2.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Century
9th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.64 g

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