Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, 6 June 913 – 9 November 959, with colleagues from 914
<p>Solidus circa 945, AV 4.22 g. +IhS XPS ReX ReGNANTIYM Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium , raising r. hand in benediction and holding the Book of Gospels in l. Rev. + COhSTAh – T,AVTCRATIOho Facing bust of Constantine VII, with long beard, wearing crown and loros , holding patriarchal cross on globus. DO 13a.1 (this dies). Sear 1747. Extremely rare and a very appealing issue. An insignificant edge mark
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at two o’clock on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine
Numismatica Ars Classica
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