Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 945. NGC graded MS, 5/5, 4/5.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 945. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, wearing loros, and Romanus II, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them; pellet between. DOC 14.2; Füeg 14.3; SB 1750. In NGC encapsulation 4882217-015, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. An extremely rare variety with the pellet on the reverse of an already very rare issue.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3076 (5 September 2019), lot 30366.


Closing Date and Time: 3 March 2023 at 12:08:00 ET.



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