Watch List notes:

Romanus III Argyrus AV Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople, AD 1028-1034. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄϚNANTIҺm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels / ΘCЄ ЬOHΘ RƜmAҺƜ•, the Virgin standing facing, wearing pallium and maphorium and crowning Romanus, standing facing, wearing saccos and loros and holding globus cruciger; MΘ between their heads. DOC 1b.8; Sear 1819. 4.44g, 25mm, 6h.

Near Mint State; a highly lustrous example, wonderfully framed within a double border. Extremely Rare variant with pellet following officina.