Romanus III Argyrus AV Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople, AD 1028-1034. ⧾ IhS XIS RЄX RЄϚNANTIҺm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / ΘCЄ bOHΘ' RƜmAҺƜ, the Virgin standing facing, wearing pallium and maphorium, crowning Romanus, standing facing, wearing loros, with hand to breast and holding globus cruciger; MΘ above. DOC 1a; Sear 1820. 4.38g, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare variant depicting the Virgin without nimbus.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant;
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 92, 23 May 2016, lot 1014;
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 199, 10 October 2011, lot 869 (hammer: 850 EUR).