Nomisma Coin of Basil II

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by The British Museum
published on 21 November 2017
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A gold nomisma coin of Byzantine emperor Basil II (r. 976-1025 CE). The obverse shows Jesus Christ (left) while Basil is depicted on the reverse (right). (British Museum, London)

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Museum, T. B. (2017, November 21). Nomisma Coin of Basil II. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7671/nomisma-coin-of-basil-ii/

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