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Constantine IX Monomachus (AD 1042-1055). AR miliaresion (28mm, 2.41 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. + ΔECΠOI-NA CΩZOIC, the Virgin orans, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and maphorium; MHP-ΘV (barred) across fields, double border / ЄVCEBH-MONOMAXON, Constantine IX, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and military dress, long cross in right hand, resting left on grounded sword sheath; double border. Sear 1834. Struck from dies of phenomenal style; a true gem that represents the artistic flourishing of the late Macedonian Renaissance. Beautiful light toning surrounding the Virgin's head, forming a dramatic halo of color around her. One of the finest known examples and gorgeous in hand.
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The quality of detail of the full-length portrait of Constantine IX on the reverse provides an insight into Byzantine imperial and military dress at the time. He wears the typical garb of a senior Byzantine general, though his crown distinguishes him as emperor. As Byzantium was the successor state (technically the same state) to Rome, Byzantine generals dressed in a similar manner to their Roman counterparts. Byzantine officers retained the breastplate and tunic of earlier centuries, though certain styles and tastes evolved over time.
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Constantine IX Monomachus (AD 1042-1055). AR miliaresion (28mm, 2.41 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. + ΔECΠOI-NA CΩZOIC, the Virgin orans, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and maphorium; MHP-ΘV (barred) across fields, double border / ЄVCEBH-MONOMAXON, Constantine IX, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and military dress, long cross in right hand, resting left on grounded sword sheath; double border. Sear 1834. Struck from dies of phenomenal style; a true gem that represents the artistic flourishing of the late Macedonian Renaissance. Beautiful light toning surrounding the Virgin's head, forming a dramatic halo of color around her. One of the finest known examples and gorgeous in hand.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
The quality of detail of the full-length portrait of Constantine IX on the reverse provides an insight into Byzantine imperial and military dress at the time. He wears the typical garb of a senior Byzantine general, though his crown distinguishes him as emperor. As Byzantium was the successor state (technically the same state) to Rome, Byzantine generals dressed in a similar manner to their Roman counterparts. Byzantine officers retained the breastplate and tunic of earlier centuries, though certain styles and tastes evolved over time.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-constantine-ix-monomachus-ad-1042-1055-ar-miliaresion-28mm-241-gm-5h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-/a/61288-95322.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61288-09182022
HID02906262019
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