354, Lot: 685. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.32 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Crowned bust of Romanus I facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger / Legend in four lines. DOC 25a; SB 1760. VF, brown patina with earthen highlights/deposits.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.

Illustrated in Prue Morgan Fitts’ forthcoming book, The Beginner's Guide to Identifying Byzantine Coins (London, Spink, 2015).