Watch List notes:

Constantine IX Monomachus. Gold Histamenon Nomisma (4.34 g), 1042-1055 EF. Constantinople. + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm, Christ, nimbate, seated facing on lyre-backed throne, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels. Reverse: + CωNSτ-Anτn bASILEЧ Rm, crowned bust of Constantine IX facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 2a; SB 1829. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

Purchased in 1970; From the Aurora Family Collection.