Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25.5mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. Near EF.

Electronic Auction 573
Lot: 799.
Closing Date: Oct 23 2024 10:00 ET

Byzantine, Gold

Estimate: $ 500

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Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25.5mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / Crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, with suspended crown above head, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, together holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.E.1; SB 1800. Toned, slight obverse doubling, minor metal flaw at edge, light scratch. Near EF. Rare variety. Only one noted by Füeg in his 2013 corpus.


Closing Date and Time: 23 October 2024 at 14:26:00 ET.

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