913 AD - 959 AD

Constantinus VII Porphyrogenitus & Romanus I Lecapenus
Constantinopolis
Κωνσταντίνος Z' Πορφυρογέννητος &  Ρωμανός Α' Λεκαπηνός
Κωνσταντινούπολις
Miliaresion / Μιλιαρήσιον AR 24
 SHH 5769

5769 Constanrtinus VII & Romanus I Constantinopolis Miliaresion AR

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Provenance
 2.67 g   23.4-23.8 mm   12:00 o'clock   VF
Cross potent on three steps, cross of dots beneath; at centre of cross,
oval medaillon with facing bust of Romanus I, bearded and wearing crown and loros;
in field to left R // ω, to right m // A; IhSЧs XRI / STЧS NICA clockwise around;
triple border of dots ornamented with four equally spaced globules.
Inscription +ROmAnO' // COhSTAhτ / SτEFANOS // CE COhSTA' // Eh Xω b' R'
in four lines; ornament -+- above and below;
triple border of dots ornamented with eight equally spaced globules.
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BMC 42; Dumbarton Oaks III/2 20; Ratto 1895/1896;Sear Byzantine 1755
Ex Emporium Hamburg 73/392, 23.4.2015