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title: Nomisma Coin of Basil II
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7671/nomisma-coin-of-basil-ii/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nomisma Coin of Basil II

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## Image File

[![Nomisma Coin of Basil II](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7671.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7671.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) nomisma [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of [Byzantine emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Emperor/) [Basil II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Basil_II/) (r. 976-1025 CE). The obverse shows [Jesus Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/) (left) while Basil is depicted on the reverse (right). (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. B. (2017, November 21). Nomisma Coin of Basil II. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7671/nomisma-coin-of-basil-ii/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Nomisma Coin of Basil II." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7671/nomisma-coin-of-basil-ii/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Nomisma Coin of Basil II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7671/nomisma-coin-of-basil-ii/>.

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