BYZANTINE COINS
Romanus III Argyrus, 1028-1034. Histamenon (Gold, 21mm, 4.13 g 6), Constantinople. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, holding book in his left hand and raising his right in blessing. Rev. ΘCΕ bΟΗΘ RωmΑhω On the left, Romanus standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger with his left hand; on the right, the Virgin, nimbate and wearing robes, crowing the emperor with her right hand and holding maphorion in her left. DOC 1d. SB 1819. A beautiful example. Extremely fine.