Description: Basil II (976 - 1025). AE, Cherson mint. Monogramm for BACIΛIOV / Monogramm for ΔECΠOTOV.

Diameter: AE17 mm

Weight: 2,38 g

Grade: aVF/F

Attribution: SB 1814 var; DOC 21b

Commentary: rare; olive-green patina with deposits

History: In 980s Cherson fell to Kiev and Vladimir the Great agreed to evacuate the fortress only if Basil II's sister Anna Porphyrogeneta would be given him in marriage, which eventually led to his baptism in 988.

Article Number: 051-09-06-41652