Watch List notes:

Isaac I Comnenus, 1057-1059. Histamenon (Gold, 25mm, 4.44 g 6), Constantinople. +IhS XIS R'X RCNANTIhM Christ, nimbate, seated facing on backless throne; raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels with his left. Rev. +ICAAKIOC RACIΛEVC ΡωM Emperor standing facing, crowned, wearing armor and cloak, and holding a labarum with his right hand and resting his left on the hilt of his sheathed sword. DOC 1. SB 1844. Clear and attractive. Minor scratches, otherwise, extremely fine.


From a European private collection.