Basil II Bulgaroktonos. Gold Solidus (3.81 g), 976-1025 Choice VF. Constantinople, 977-989. + IhS XIS REX REGNANTihm, bust of Christ facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels. Reverse: + bASIL' C ConSτAnτI b A, crowned busts of Basil II, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 2.B; SB 1796. Ch VF $300-400. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400
Purchased in 1969; From the Aurora Family Collection.