Bucephalus Numismatic
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AE Byzantine histamenon weight (c. 976-1025).
Obv: +HEΛIOCEΛHNATON in three lines.
Rev: TOΔE EΛAΦΡONTEΡON TOΥTOΥ AΡΓEI in five lines.
Translation: sunny-moony (a term applied to the last issue of histamena under Basil II and Constantine VIII, because of their color) / that (coin) of yours, lighter than this (weight) is not valid.
Ref.: Bendall, Byzantine Weights 18. Rare.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 4.27 g.
Diameter: 18.8 mm.
Obv: +HEΛIOCEΛHNATON in three lines.
Rev: TOΔE EΛAΦΡONTEΡON TOΥTOΥ AΡΓEI in five lines.
Translation: sunny-moony (a term applied to the last issue of histamena under Basil II and Constantine VIII, because of their color) / that (coin) of yours, lighter than this (weight) is not valid.
Ref.: Bendall, Byzantine Weights 18. Rare.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 4.27 g.
Diameter: 18.8 mm.