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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
2094 Constantine VII and Romanus II. Gold Solidus (4.31 g), 945-959
. Constantinople. + IhS X
S REX REGNANTI
X
m, bust of Christ facing,
raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels.
Reverse:
ConS
An
CE RomAn A
X
b R', crowned busts of Constantine VII, wearing loros, and
Romanus II, wearing chlamys, facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 15; SB 1751. Superb lustrer.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$700 - 800
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from E. Waddell in 1987.
2095
Constantine VII Porphyroger, 913-959. 4-piece lot
. Con-
sists of 4 Silver Miliaresion listed by Sear numbers:
S-1753
(damaged); S-1754; S-1755; S-1757.
All
Very Fine or
better
except as noted. Lot of 4 coins.
Estimate Value ......................................................$500 - 600
All from the Aurora Family Collection.
2096
Constantine IX Monomachus. Gold Histamenon Nom-
isma (4.35 g), 1042-1055
. Constantinople. + IhS XIS REX
REGNAN
nm, bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, raising hand in
benediction and holding Gospels.
Reverse:
+ C
nS-
-
n bASI-
LE
X
S Rm, crowned bust of Constantine IX facing, wearing loros,
holding cross-tipped scepter and globus cruciger. DOC 3; SB
1830. Intensely lustrous. Fine graffito (' X') in left reverse field.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$500 - 600
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased pri-
vately from E. Waddell in the 1990s.
2097
Constantine IX Monomachus. Gold Histamenon Nom-
isma (4.32 g), 1042-1055
. Constantinople. + IhS XIS REX
REGNANTIhm, Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, raising hand
in benediction and holding Gospels.
Reverse:
+ C
nS
A-n
n
bASIL?
X
Rm, crowned bust of Constantine IX facing, wearing
loros, holding cruciform scepter with tendril ornament and glo-
bus cruciger with patriarchal cross. DOC 1a; SB 1828. Lustrous.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from S. M. Huston
in 1983.