Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 924-931.

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Lot: 579. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 924-931. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Romanus I, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 7.6; Füeg 7.A.1; SB 1745. Minor deposits in devices, hint of die rust, traces of underlying luster. Near VF.

Ex William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s, 21 June 1991), lot 561 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 24 March 2021 at 13:12:40 ET.

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