Watch List notes:

THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Alexander, 11 May 912 – 6 June 913.

Solidus circa 912–913, 4.47 g. +IhS XRS REX – REGhAhtIYm Christ enthroned facing, wearing pallium and colobium, raising r. hand in blessing and holding the book of Gospels in l. Rev. +ALeXAh[d] – ROS AYGYStOS Rom' Alexander standing facing, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger, crowned by St. Alexander, on r., wearing pallium and colobium, and holding cross. DO 2.2 (these dies). Sear 1737.
Of the highest rarity. A minor stratch at 11 o'clock on reverse
and almost insignificant edge marks,
otherwise about extremely fine


Ex Sotheby's, 2 November 1998, An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins 477, and Heritage 3035, 2014, 29581 sales. From the Collection of Andre Constantine Dimitriadis.