Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Solidus (27mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025.

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Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Solidus (27mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; crescents in upper quarters of nimbus, pellet on top edge / Crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros and being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.B; SB 1800. Lightly toned. Good VF.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection Ex Berk BBS 32 (12 June 1984), lot 29.


Closing Date and Time: 8 April 2020 at 13:18:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.