Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20.5mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 711. Estimated: $ 1 000

Byzantine, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (20.5mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977. Nimbate facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; •• in each quarter of nimbus / Crowned facing half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, together holding long patriarchal cross between them. DOC (7) and 14 corr. (denomination); Füeg II 8.A (this coin cited in corpus); Berk, Roman 290 (this coin); SB 1801. Toned, faint graffito ‘6’. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Best Collection of Byzantine Coins. Ex William H. Williams Collection (Berk BBS 122, 6 September 2001), lot 94; "An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins" (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 504; Harlan J. Berk Collection.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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