Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 921. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 997.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

The Family of Constantine Collection, Gold

Estimate: $ 10 000

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 921. Crowned facing figures of Romanus, wearing loros decorated with a cross at end, holding globus cruciger, and Christ, nimbate, crowning Romanus and holding Gospels / Crowned facing busts of Christopher, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them. DOC 5; Füeg 5; SB 1744. Toned, minor doubling on obverse, slightly clipped, some faint hairlines, minor deposits. Near EF. Very rare.

From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Roland Michel, Geneva. Ex Sincona 3 (25 October 2011), lot 3507; Numismatica Ars Classica 56 (8 October 2010), lot 714; Goldberg 53 (24 May 2009), lot 2265; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 830; "An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins" (Sotheby's New York, 2 November 1998), lot 481; William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 5 December 1990), lot 698; Leu 15 (4 May 1976), lot 508.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 126 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 28-29 May 2024. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 29 May at 2 PM ET.

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