BASIL II COPPER COIN - X / XI CENTURY ( 976-1025 )

Original copper coin from X / XI century.

Basil II called the Bulgar Slayer copper coin ( 976-1025 ). Coin set on a sterling silver handcrafted surrounding structure. Necklace made of sterling silver. Coin in copper.

Chain length / pendant : 52cm

Coin diameter : 3 cm

 

Made in Georgia

Basil II Porphyrogenitus, nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025. He and his brother Constantine VIII were crowned before their father Romanos II died in 963, but they were too young to rule. The throne thus went to two generals, Nikephoros Phokas (r. 963–969) and John Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) before Basil became senior emperor, though his influential great-uncle Basil Lekapenos remained as the de facto ruler until 985. His reign of 49 years and 11 months was the longest of any Roman emperor.