Object Details
maker
Basil II Emperor of Byzantium
Description (Brief)
One (1) nomisma histamenon (solidus), Basil II Bulgaroktonos
Byzantine Empire, 976 - 1025
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ wearing nimbus cross ornamented with rosette of pellets, pallium and colobium; raising right hand in benediction and in left hand holds the book of Gospels; all encased in triple border.
Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
Reverse Image: Portrait busts of Basil on left with short beard wearing loros of square pattern, and Constantine VIII on right, beardless wearing a jeweled chlamys; both brothers are crowned and hold between them a long patriarchal cross crosslet and with the manus Dei above Basil's head; all encased in triple border.
Reverse Text: bASIL / C / CONSTANT / b / R
Credit Line
Estate of Josiah K. Lilly Jr.
date made
976 - 1025
period of administration
969 - 976
ID Number
NU.68.159.6102
accession number
283645
catalog number
68.159.6102
Object Name
coin
Physical Description
gold (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .12 cm x 2.27 cm; 1/16 in x 29/32 in
place made
Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
city
Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
Exhibition
Value of Money
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1800722