{"product_id":"l963-byzantine-follis-coin-of-basil-ii-from-1020-1028-ad-constantinople","title":"#L963# Byzantine Follis coin of Basil II from 1020-1028 AD (Constantinople)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWelcome to cc coins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eUp for auction is a Anonymoys 'type' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eByzantine Follis coin issued during the reign of Basil from 1020-1028 AD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eID# 963L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eMINT: Constantinople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eOBVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e+ EMMANOVHΛ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eREVERSE; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e+IhSϤS \/ XRISTϤS \/ bASILЄϤ \/ bASILЄ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333333;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"Helvetica Neue, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#333333\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eLegend within five lines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003eREFERENCE: Sear 1818\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBasil II\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e976-1025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProbably the most militant of the Byzantine emperors, Basil never married, devoting his entire reign to conducting campaigns against Bulgarians, Fatimids, Georgians and the western principalites. At the battle of Kleidon in 1014 he acquired his nickname Bulgar-Slayer (Bulgaroktonos) when he captured and blinded 14,000 Bulgarians. The Bulgarian tsar Samuel died of despair when he saw what had been done to his men. Reprinted from the Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CCcoins and Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44023268606035,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0038\/9201\/9249\/files\/20260203_074955.jpg?v=1770198548","url":"https:\/\/cccoins.co.nz\/products\/l963-byzantine-follis-coin-of-basil-ii-from-1020-1028-ad-constantinople","provider":"CCcoins and Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}