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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     8830 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Basil II, Bulgaroktonos Date Ruled:     AD 976-1025 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Miliaresion Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 976-1025 Diameter:     21.5 mm Weight:     2.39 g Obverse Legend:     ΣN TOVTΩ nICAT bASILΣ C CΩnST Obverse Description:     Cross crosslet on globus and four steps, X at center, pellet in crescent on shaft, facing crowned busts of Basil II, in loros, and Constantine VIII, in chlamys, on left and right Reverse Legend:     + bASIL / C CΩnSTAn / ΠORFVROS / ΠISTOI bAS/RΩmAIΩ Reverse Description:     Legend in four lines, decorative ornaments above and below; obv and reverse have triple border but almost all is off flan due to clipped flan (usual for the type) Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     SBCV 1810 Reference2:     DOC III part 2, 17c Reference3:     CBN 1 var Reference4:     BMC 16 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=6328 Notes:     Ratto 1950 var

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