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BASIL II BULGAROKTONOS with CONSTANTINE VIII (976-1025). GOLD Tetarteron (?). Constantinople.
Obv: + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM.
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, holding book of gospels and raising hand in benediction; rosette of seven pellets in each limb of cross.
Rev: + bASIL C COnSTAnTI b R.
3/4 lenght facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys; both holding patriarchal cross crosslet between them.
Cf. Sommer 41.6 (Constantine wears jewelled chlamys); Cf. Sear 1803 (Two pellets on nimbus); Cf. DOC 9e (Control behind Rev.-Legend); Cf. DOC 4a (Histamenon).
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 4.41 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.
Obv: + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM.
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, holding book of gospels and raising hand in benediction; rosette of seven pellets in each limb of cross.
Rev: + bASIL C COnSTAnTI b R.
3/4 lenght facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys; both holding patriarchal cross crosslet between them.
Cf. Sommer 41.6 (Constantine wears jewelled chlamys); Cf. Sear 1803 (Two pellets on nimbus); Cf. DOC 9e (Control behind Rev.-Legend); Cf. DOC 4a (Histamenon).
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 4.41 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.