279, Lot: 676. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Romanus IV Diogenes. 1068-1071. AR 1/3 Miliaresion (15mm, 0.63 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Half-length bust of the Theotokos (Mary), orans / Crowned half-length bust of Romanus facing, holding patriarchal cross and globus cruciger. DOC 7; SB 1865a. Fine, toned, pierced, wavy flan, small edge chip. Very rare.