Basil II also known as Slayer of the Bulgars was Byzantine Emperor for almost 50years, from 976 to 1025 AD. He extended imperial rule in the Balkans (Bulgaria), Mesopotamia, Georgia, and Armenia and increased his domestic authority by attacking the powerful landed interests of the military aristocracy and of the church.
When he ascended the throne in 976, he made the destruction of independent Bulgaria his first ambition. Opposing him were the Western Bulgarians, now led by Samuel of Bulgaria.
On July 29, 1014, The Battle of Kleidion took place between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire. It was the culmination of the near half-century struggle between the Byzantine Emperor Basil II and the Bulgarian Emperor Samuil in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. The result was a decisive Byzantine victory.
Depicted here is gold Histamenon Nomisma issued under the reign of Basil II from Constantinople mint. The obverse of a coin depicts the bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, wearing cruciform nimbus with annulets in upper quarters, pallium, and colobium, raising a right hand in benediction, a book of Gospels cradled in the left arm. The reverse of a coin represents crowned facing busts of Basil II, bearded, wearing loros of round pattern and being crowned from above by manus Die, and Constantine, beardless, wearing jeweled chlamys pinned at the right shoulder, jointly holding long cross between them.
Image Source: Heritage Auctions
Audumbara is one of the most prominent ancient Himachal Pradesh tribes. They lived in the lower hill...
The 100-peso note is a tribute to the legendary Maria Eva Duarte de Peron – a legendary activist a...
Narodowy Bank Polski issued 500 Polish Zloty banknotes depicting Nicolaus Copernicus in 1971.
Nezahualcoyotl was a scholar, philosopher, warrior, architect, poet, and ruler. He is best remembere...
Qutb Minar is a Heritage site built as a tower of victory by Afghan minarets by Qutbuddin Aibak, the...
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our endeavour.
For a past few days we have been recieving queries whether we buy/sell coins, stamps and currency.
We would like to inform you that, as of date, we have not provided such a platform. However please register on our website and do keep visiting our portal for further notifications on such a forum and other important and exciting news/updates.
Happy Collecting !
Email: info@mintageworld.com
Contact Us