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Coin of Basil II
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Obv.: Bust of Christ Pantocrator (Type VIIIb) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus having arms with seriffed ends and crescent in each upper quarter of nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of himation, l. clasps book to breast. Triple border of dots.
Rev.: Two busts facing, Basil to l., bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with pendilia with bifid ends and there is a suspended cross over Basil's head. Constantine to r., beardless, wearing chlamys with tablion decorated with three vertically stacked pellets, and crown with cross, holding between them by l. hands plain cross. Triple border of dots.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Title: Coin of Basil II
Description:
Obv.
: Bust of Christ Pantocrator (Type VIIIb) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus having arms with seriffed ends and crescent in each upper quarter of nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r.
hand raised in blessing in sling of himation, l.
clasps book to breast.
Triple border of dots.
Rev.
: Two busts facing, Basil to l.
, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with pendilia with bifid ends and there is a suspended cross over Basil's head.
Constantine to r.
, beardless, wearing chlamys with tablion decorated with three vertically stacked pellets, and crown with cross, holding between them by l.
hands plain cross.
Triple border of dots.
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