[ 3199] Jesus ChristByzantine Anonymous Class A2 Bronze Follis (27mm, 8.67 gm) Struck during the joint-reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII 1025-1028 A.D. Reference: Sear 1813 Bust of Christ facing, wearing a nimbus crown, pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels with both hands. +IhSЧS / XPISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bASILЄ in four lines. Provided with certificate of authenticity. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by Sergey Nechayev, PhD - Numismatic Expert Basil II, later surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (Greek: Βασίλειος Β΄ Βουλγαροκτόνος, Basileios II Boulgaroktonos, 958 – December 15, 1025), known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025. The first part of his long reign was dominated by civil war against powerful generals from the Anatolian aristocracy. Following their submission, Basil oversaw the stabilization and expansion of the Byzantine Empire's eastern frontier, and above all, the final and complete subjugation of Bulgaria, the Empire's foremost European foe, after a prolonged struggle. He acknowledged regal tile and also promoted Stjepan Držislav of Croatia to a Patriarch and an Exarch of Dalmatia and Croatia, after Držislav helped him against Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria. At his death, the Empire stretched from Southern Italy to the Caucasus and from the Danube to the borders of Palestine, its greatest territorial extent since the Muslim conquests, four centuries earlier. Despite near-constant warfare, Basil also showed himself a capable administrator, reducing the power of the great land-owning families who dominated the Empire's administration and military, and filling the Empire's treasury. Of far-reaching importance was Basil's decision to offer the hand of his sister Anna to Vladimir I of Kiev[1] in exchange for military support, which led to the Christianization of the Kievan Rus', and the incorporation of Russia within the Byzantine cultural sphere. Constantine VIII (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Η΄, Kōnstantinos VIII), (960–15 November 1028) was reigning Byzantine emperor from 15 December 1025 until his death. He was the son of the Emperor Romanos II and Theophano, and the younger brother of the eminent Basil II, who died childless and thus left the rule of the Byzantine Empire in his hands. // Payment & Shipping: Will accept payments via PayPal. = MM_contentVersion;
}
else if (navigator.userAgent && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0 && (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win") != -1)) {
document.write('\n');
document.write('on error resume next\n');
document.write('MM_FlashCanPlay = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & MM_contentVersion)))\n\n');
}
if (MM_FlashCanPlay) {
document.write('');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
}
else {
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' This Vendio Gallery is best viewed with Macromedia Flash Player 6or higher. ');
document.write(' Click here to get the latestMacromedia Flash Player. ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
document.write(' ');
}
//--> Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser.
type to read more
|
Posted by:
anonymous 2015-08-19 |
| Additional views: |
|
|
Similar Coin Groups
2025-05-24
- New coin is added to 50 Franc Belgium Silver
50 Franc Belgium Silver
group has 34 coins / 33 prices
⇑
Belgien, Königreich, Leopold III. 50 Francs 1935. Eisenbahn. Medaillenprägung. K.M. 106.1 var. Vorzüglich - Stempelglanz
2025-05-25
- Historical Coin Prices
You may be interested in ...
Coins Prices
