Miliaresion - Basil II and Constantine VII

Features

Issuer	Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
İmparator	Basil II (960-1025) Constantine VIII Porphyrogennetos (962-1028)
Type	Standart tedavül madenî paralar
Yıllar	976-989
Value	Miliaresion (1⁄12)
Currency	Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092)
Composition	Gümüş
Ağırlık	1.4 g
Diameter	24 mm
Kalınlık	1 mm
Şekil	Yuvarlak (düzensiz)
Technique	Dövme
Orientation	Değişik hizalamalar ↺
Demonetized	Evet
Numara	N# 330328
Referanslar	BCV# 1810 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , DOC III-2# 17 Philip Grierson; 1993. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection / Volume 3.2. Basil I to Nicephorus III 867-1081 (2^nd Edition). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. , BMC Byz# 16-20 Warwick William Wroth; 1908. Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Cross crosslet, with X at intersection and a globus on shaft, set on four steps base; between bust of Basil II on left, facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross and pendilia, and bust of Constantine VIII on right, facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross and pendilia.
Triple linear border.

Script: Yunanca

Lettering: ЄҺ TOVTω ҺICAT' ЬASILЄI C CωҺST'

Unabridged legend: Εν τούτω νικάτε Βασίλειος και Κωνσταντίνο

Reverse

(en) Legend on five lines with ornaments above and below.
Triple linear border.

Script: Yunanca

Lettering:
☩ ЬASIL'
C CωҺSTAҺ'
ΠORFVROς'
ΠISTOI ЬAS'
RωMAIω'

Unabridged legend: Βασίλειος και Κωνσταντίνος Πορφυρογέννετος πιστοί Βασιλεις Ρωμαίων

Mint

Konstantiniyye, modern-day İstanbul, Türkiye (476-1923)

Comments

(en) This coin was contemporarily copied by a Kyvian-Rus province north of the Byzantine territory.

Porphyrogenitus, literally "born in the purple", was a title attributed to a child born while his parents were emperor.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (976-989)

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