Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 92 Part 1 23-24 May 2016
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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Constantine IX Monomachus, 11 June 1042 – 11 January 1055
Tetarteron 1042-1055, AV 4.03 g. +IhS XIS RC XbCSNANTIhm Facing bust of Christ, nimbate,, raising r. hand in benediction and holding the Book of Gospels in l. Rev. +CωnNSt – Ant – BASILEYS Rm Crowned bust facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger. DO 5b.1 Sear 1832 var. (pelleted cross).
Rare variety. About extremely fine