Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 25 6 Jun 2018
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. Æ follis. 6.94 gm. 27 mm. Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Crowned and draped facing bust of Romanus, holding labarum-scepter and globus cruciger / + RWmA / n En ΘEW bA / SILEVS RW / mAIWn in four lines. SB 1760. Good Very Fine; dark green patina with attractive earthen highlights; flipped and lightly overstruck on a follis of Leo VI (SB 1729). Impressive mint error.