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Basil II, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.

Joint rule with Constantine VIII (his brother), 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.
Basil II Bulgaroktonos was the longest-reigning Byzantine emperor (for almost 50 years). He ruled with his brother, Constantine VIII as his adviser. Bulgaria (the Bulgars) was an ongoing problem during his reign, but was finally defeated and absorbed into the Empire. Basil brought great wealth to the Empire. At the time of his death, at almost 70 years of age, he was planning a campaign to wrest control of Sicily from the Arabs. Constantine VIII took over after the death of Basil, and the Empire began its decline.
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis of Christ, Class A3, Basil II & Constantine VIII, c. 1023 - 11 November 1028 A.D.

|Basil| |II|, |Byzantine| |Anonymous| |Follis| |of| |Christ,| |Class| |A3,| |Basil| |II| |&| |Constantine| |VIII,| |c.| |1023| |-| |11| |November| |1028| |A.D.||anonymous| |follis|
This ornament variation with crosses ornamentation is very popular. It is possibly a provincial mint issue.
BZ113974. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class A3; SBCV 1818; Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 32, F, dark green patina, weight 9.468 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 180o, c. 1023 - 11 Nov 1028 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing nimbate bust of Christ, pallium and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; nimbus and Gospels ornamented with crosses; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings), cross above and below inscription; $130.00 SALE PRICE $117.00
 


Byzantine Anonymous Follis of Christ, Class A2, Basil II & Constantine VIII, 976 - 1025 A.D.

|Anonymous| |Folles|, |Byzantine| |Anonymous| |Follis| |of| |Christ,| |Class| |A2,| |Basil| |II| |&| |Constantine| |VIII,| |976| |-| |1025| |A.D.||anonymous| |follis|NEW
The class A2 anonymous follis is identified by Wayne Sayles in "Ancient Coin Collecting V" as one of the masterpieces of Romaion coinage.
BZ113293. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ class A2; Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 12; DOC III-2 A2.12, Wroth BMC (John I) 18, Ratto 1818, Sommer 40.2, SBCV 1813, Choice VF, broad flan, toned bare bronze, scattered porosity, small punch on rev., weight 13.436 g, maximum diameter 33.0 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 10 Jan 976 - 15 Dec 1025 A.D.; obverse EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented in each limb of cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings), ornamentation above and below inscription; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00
 


Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.

|Basil| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Basil| |II| |Bulgaroktonos| |and| |Constantine| |VIII,| |10| |January| |976| |-| |15| |December| |1025| |A.D.||tetarteron| |nomisma|
References list many variations in details, but the lozenge shaped ornaments at the intersections of the cross are not described in any of the many references checked by Forum. The obverse die is match to DOC III part 2, 2c, a histamenon nomisma, weighing 4.35 grams. Our coin weighs 4.056 grams, the proper weight for a tetarteron nomisma. It is possible that the two denominations shared a die; however, in DOC III, Grierson comments that some histamena appear to have been intentionally clipped down to circulate as tetartera. That comment appears to apply to this coin.
SH73343. Gold tetarteron nomisma, Unpublished variant; cf. DOC III-2 2c (histamenon, same obv die, plain patriarchal cross on rev); SBCV 1796 (histamenon) & 1802 (tetarteron), VF, a histamenon nomisma clipped to circulate as a tetarteron nomisma, double strike, weight 4.056 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 977 - 989 A.D.; obverse + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with pellet in upper arm of nimbus cross and bars in side arms, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left; reverse + bASIL C COhSTAhTI b R, facing busts of Basil (on left) wearing lozenge pattern loros, and Constantine wearing a plain chlamys, both wear crowns with a cross and pendilia, together in their right hands they hold between them a long patriarchal cross with lozenge ornaments at intersections and triangle shaped arms; ex Change et Numismatique du Port (Toulon, France); very rare variant (lozenges on cross); SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.

|Basil| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Basil| |II| |Bulgaroktonos| |and| |Constantine| |VIII,| |10| |January| |976| |-| |15| |December| |1025| |A.D.||histamenon| |nomisma|
The manus Dei (the hand of God) is above Basil's head.
SH17756. Gold histamenon nomisma, SBCV 1800; DOC III-2 6a, Choice gVF, weight 4.296 g, maximum diameter 25.3 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse IhS XPS REX REGNANTIhM, bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus cruciger with crescents in upper quarters, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left hand, triple border; reverse bASIL C CONSTANT, facing crowned busts of Basil (on left) wearing square pattern loros, manus Dei above, and Constantine wearing jeweled chlamys, both hold long plain cross, triple border; from the Woolslayer Collection; SOLD







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