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Basil II Bulgaroktonos - January 10, 976-December 15, 1025
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Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, AV Histamenon Nomisma, 977, Constantinople
+ IhS XIS REX . REςNANTInm
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger ornamented with two . | .
in the cross-bars, pallium and colobium, raising right hand
in benediction, book of Gospels in left hand, single border of dots
+ bASIL C COnStAntI b Rm
Facing busts of Basil with short beard on left, wearing loros of lozenge
pattern, and Constantine VIII beardless on right,
wearing plain chlamys, both crowned, holding patriarchal cross-crosslet between
them, single border of dots
23mm x 25mm, 4.38g
SB 1797
Note from Sear on p.346, SB1795: "During this long reign, the size
and fabric gradually changed from small, thick flans to broad and thin
ones."
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Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, AV Histamenon Nomisma, 976-1025, Constantinople
+ IhS XIS REX REςNANTInm
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger ornamented with two
crescents in the upper quadrants, pallium and colobium, raising right hand
in benediction, book of Gospels in left hand, triple border of dots
+ bASIL'C COnStAnt' b r
Facing busts of Basil with short beard on left, wearing loros of lozenge
pattern, manus Dei above head and Constantine VIII beardless on right,
wearing jeweled chlamys, both crowned, holding long plain cross between
them, triple border of dots
24mm x 25mm, 4.38g
SB 1800
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