THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Constantine IX Monomachus, 11 June 1042 – 11 January 1055
Tetarteron 1042-1055, AV 4.00 g. + his XIS REX REGNANTIhm Facing bust of Christ, nimbate, raising r. hand in benediction and holding the Book of Gospels in l. Rev. + C-K – Ant bASILEm Crowned bust facing, holding labarum and globe surmounted by pelletted cross. DO 6. Sear 1833.
Good very fine