Watch List notes:

Romanus III Argyrus, 1028-1034. Histamenon (Gold, 25 mm, 4.40 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄSNANTIҺm Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rev. ΘCЄ bOHΘ RωmAҺω On the left, Romanus standing facing, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger with his left hand; on the right, the Virgin, wearing robes and crowning the emperor with her right hand and holding maphorion in her left; above, MΘ. DOC 1d. SB 1819. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, good very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s to 1990s.