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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
R
ARE
G
OLD
S
OLIDUS OF
C
ONSTANTINE
VI
Enlargement
3580
Constantine VI. Gold Solidus (4.36 g), 780-797
. Constantinople, 780-ca. 787. Leo IV and Constantine VI seated facing on ornamented
throne; above heads, cross.
Reverse:
Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V. DOC 2 (Leo IV); Füeg 1.C; SB 1584 (Leo IV). Rare.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
S
UPERB
G
OLD
T
ETARTERON
N
OMISMA OF
C
ONSTANTINE
IX
Enlargement
3581
Constantine IX Monomachus. Gold Tetarteron Nomisma (4.10 g), 1042-1055.
Constantinople. + IhS XIS REX RE
NANTinm, nimbate
facing bust of Christ, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels.
Reverse:
+ C
nS
An
n bASILE
X
S Rm, Crowned bust of Constantine IX
facing, holding scepter with trefoil tip and globus-cruciger. DOC 5a; SB 1832. A magnificent example. Boldly struck and lustrous.
Nearly Mint
State
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $2,500 - 3,000
3582
Constantine IX Monomachus. Gold Histamenon Nomi-
sma (4.37 g), 1042-1055.
Constantinople. + IHS XIS REX
REGNAN
hM, Christ, nimbate, seated facing on lyre-backed
throne, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels.
Reverse:
+ C
NST
nTn bASILEU RM, crowned bust of Con-
stantine IX facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC
2a; SB 1829.
NGC grade Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface:
5/5
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 800
