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                                Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 2280. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
                                2002.  BASIL II and CONSTANTINE VIII. BID 
                                Estimate $500  

                              BASIL II and CONSTANTINE VIII. 976-1025 AD. AV 
                              Histamenon (4.22 gm). Constantinople mint. 
                              1005-1025 AD. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, nimbate 
                              bust of Christ / +bASIL C CONSTANT bA, busts of 
                              Basil and Constantine, holding cross between them. 
                              DOC III 6b; SB 1800. Nice VF, weakness at rim. 
                              Unusual, slightly crude style. ($500)






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