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CONSTANTINUS VII SOLE REIGN
Solidus 27 January – 6 April 945.
Obv. +IhS XPS RЄX R - ЄÇNANTIЧM(four dots) Facing bust of Christ, wearing cross nimbus, pallium and colobium. His r. hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in his l. hand.
Rev. +COnSTAn – T AVTCRAT b' R' Crowned bust with long beard facing, wearing loros and holding globus with patriarchal cross in r. hand.
Sear 1747. DOC 13a.
4.14 g. Extremely rare and of fine style. With extraordinary provenances. Very fine-extremely fine.
Ex Auction Leu Numismatics/NAC. Zurich, May 1993. Lot 234.
Ex Goodacre Collection. Auction Christie, Manson & Woods. London, April 1986. Lot 252.
Ex Ratto Collection. Private auction. Lugano, December 1930. Lot 1897.
Ex Auction Naville Ars Classica. Geneva, November 1925. Lot 1134.
The coin has a small chip of gold removed from the edge. I believe it was a "test cut" rather than a removed mount.
Ths type was minted within a time period of only 10 weeks, sice Januar 27th, after the fall of the Lekapenoi and before the elevation of Romanus II to co-emperor.
Solidus 27 January – 6 April 945.
Obv. +IhS XPS RЄX R - ЄÇNANTIЧM(four dots) Facing bust of Christ, wearing cross nimbus, pallium and colobium. His r. hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in his l. hand.
Rev. +COnSTAn – T AVTCRAT b' R' Crowned bust with long beard facing, wearing loros and holding globus with patriarchal cross in r. hand.
Sear 1747. DOC 13a.
4.14 g. Extremely rare and of fine style. With extraordinary provenances. Very fine-extremely fine.
Ex Auction Leu Numismatics/NAC. Zurich, May 1993. Lot 234.
Ex Goodacre Collection. Auction Christie, Manson & Woods. London, April 1986. Lot 252.
Ex Ratto Collection. Private auction. Lugano, December 1930. Lot 1897.
Ex Auction Naville Ars Classica. Geneva, November 1925. Lot 1134.
The coin has a small chip of gold removed from the edge. I believe it was a "test cut" rather than a removed mount.
Ths type was minted within a time period of only 10 weeks, sice Januar 27th, after the fall of the Lekapenoi and before the elevation of Romanus II to co-emperor.