Gold$4,505.77-$34.40-0.76%Silver$75.70$0.40+0.54%Platinum$1,943.71$22.51+1.17%Palladium$1,358.92$2.24+0.17%

Solidus - Basil I, Byzantine states

Solidus - Basil I, Byzantine states, 867-868 obverse imageSolidus - Basil I, Byzantine states, 867-868 reverse image
Solidus - Basil I coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Byzantine states flagByzantine states
  • Years of Minting:
    867-868
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)
Solidus - Basil I Reference Price

Reference Price

$48.75-$2000.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Solidus - Basil I Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Crowned facing busts of Constantine, beardless, on left, and Eudocia on right; Constantine wears chlamys and holds globus cruciger, while Eudocia wears loros and holds cruciform scepter; between their heads, cross.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Crowned facing bust of Basil I, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger with patriarchal cross in right hand and acacia in left

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

n/a

Solidus - Basil I Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

+bASILIOS AЧGЧST

Reverse:

COhSTAhT 'S ЄVdOCIA *

Solidus - Basil I Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Gold

Size

Solidus - Basil I sizes
  • Weight:4.3 g
  • Diameter:21 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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