Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-circa 1001. Good VF.

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Lot: 649. Estimated: $ 750

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Sold For $ 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-circa 1001. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, •|• in bars of nimbus / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross-crosslet between them. DOC 3b; Füeg II 3.B; SB 1797. Slightly wavy flan, lightly toned, scuff, light scratches, minor deposits. Good VF.

From the CJR Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 30 August 2023 at 13:36:00 ET.

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