Gold solidus of Basiliscus, Constantinople, 475 - 476 A.D.
D N bASILISCI ET MARC P AVG; Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Basiliscus three-quarters r., holding spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. shoulder.
ALVS REI PVBLICAE Є; Basilicus l., Marcus r., nimbate, seated facing; each holding a globe with cross; cross between them, star above; in exergue, CONOB.
RIC 1022; Depeyrot 104; MIRB 7
Picture credit: Stack's (The Golden Horn Collection), 12.1.2009, lot 3041
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