Follis of Basil I the Macedonian SB1712

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Ruler:Basil I the Macedonian (867-886)
Metal:AE
Denomination:Follis
Mint:Constantinople
Description:Basil I the Macedonian. AE Follis. Constantinople mint.
AV: LEON bASIL S CONST AVGG Basil I, crowned, with short beard, wearing loros, holding akakia, half length figure facing in centre, Leo VI (no beard, on left) and Constantine, on right, both crowned and wearing chlamys.
RV: bASIL-CONSTAN-T S LEON EN-ThO-bASILS-ROMEON Inscription in five lines, star below.
DOC 11
Avers:LEON bASIL S CONST AVGG
Avers description:Basil I, crowned, with short beard, wearing loros, holding akakia, half length figure facing in centre, Leo VI (no beard, on left) and Constantine, on right, both crowned and wearing chlamys.
Revers:bASIL-CONSTAN-T S LEON EN-ThO-bASILS-ROMEON
Revers description:Inscription in five lines, star below.
Mintmark:
Comment:DOC 11