Histamenon nomisma of Basil II Bulgaroktonos SB1795

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Sear:1795
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Ruler:Basil II Bulgaroktonos (976-1025)
Metal:Gold
Denomination:Histamenon nomisma
Mint:Constantinople
Description:Basil II, 976-1025 AD. AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTINM (or similar), bust of Christ facing with nimbus cross having one or two dots in each limb of the cross, holding book of gospels and raising right hand / +bASIL C CONSTANT b R (or similar), crowned, facing busts of Basil, with short beard, wearing loros with square pattern, on left, and Constantine, no beard, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them. Sear 1795, DO 1.
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