Basil II Bulgaroktonos (976-1025)

Gold Histamenon Nomisma

Constinople mint

With Constantine VIII, Constantinople mint, circa 1005-1025, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, rev. crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them, 4.40g, (DOC 6a, SB 1800). Full and well centered, marginal scratch on reverse, lustrous extremely fine

Provenance:

Jack A. Frazer Collection, CNG 114, 13th-14th May 2020, lot 1056
Berk BBS 29,15th December 1983, lot 43

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