SH99078. Gold histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 2, Morrisson BnF 51/Cp/AV/10, Wroth BMC 4, Ratto 2011, Sommer 52.2, SBCV 1848, Choice EF, scyphate, flow lines, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.418g, maximum diameter 28.0mm, die axis 180
o, 25 Dec 1059 - 21 May 1067; obverse + IhS XIΓ REX REΓNANThIm, Christ seated facing on lyre-backed throne, wears nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction; reverse + KWN RAC Λ O ΔOVKAC, Constantine (on left) standing facing, wearing crown and loros, globus cruciger in his left hand; the Virgin Mary standing facing, nimbate, crowing Constantine, M - Θ (Greek abbreviation: MΗTΗP ΘΕOY - Mother of God) flanking her head; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 104 (4 Jul 2021), lot 1020;
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