Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 962. Estimated: $ 1 500

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Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / + ЬASIL C COҺSτAҺτI Ь R, crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing jeweled chlamys, both holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.B; SB 1800. Lightly toned with some luster, minor metal flaw, a few faint scratches. EF. A vibrant strike.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 506 (15 December 2021), lot 551.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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