| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 962 Price realized: 3,000 USD (Approx. 2,748 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / + ЬASIL C COҺSτAҺτI Ь R, crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing jeweled chlamys, both holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.B; SB 1800. Lightly toned with some luster, minor metal flaw, a few faint scratches. EF. A vibrant strike. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 506 (15 December 2021), lot 551. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
