Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 964. Estimated: $ 15 000

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Michael VI Stratioticus. 1056-1057. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + I(retrograde Һ)S XIS RЄX RЄςNANτIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; (squares) in quarters of nimbus / + mIXA HL AЧτOCRAτ, facing figures of Michael, wearing crown and jeweled chlamys, resting right hand on chest and holding globus cruciger in left, being crowned by the Theotokos, nimbate, to right; MΘ, each with macron above between. DOC 1b; Füeg II 1.B; SB 1840. Attractively toned, a few tiny die breaks, a few light scratches mostly under tone. EF. Very rare. A seldom-offered rarity from the brief one-year reign of Michael VI.

From the James Fox Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 (4 December 1996), lot 1941; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 5 December 1990), lot 800.


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Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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