Basil II Bulgaroktonos. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-1001.Electronic Auction 520 Byzantine, Gold Sold For $ 1 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Basil II Bulgaroktonos. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-1001. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; pellet-in-annulet in each arm of cross / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, draped, holding patriarchal cross between them; small crossbar on shaft. DOC 2j; SB 1796. Lightly toned, underlying luster, minor clipping. Near EF. |