Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Near EF.

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Lot: 626. Estimated: $ 2 000

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Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine, wearing crown and chlamys, and Romanus, wearing crown and loros, standing facing on suppedion, each holding globus cruciger and patriarchal cross between them. DOC 10; Füeg 10.2; SB 1749 (Constantine VII and Romanus II). Lightly toned, a few light hairlines, area of minor weakness. Near EF. Rare.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Roma XXI (24 March 2021), lot 1000; Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 2057; Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3035, 3 September 2014).


Closing Date and Time: 29 March 2023 at 13:28:20 ET.