Constantine IX Monomachus (AD 1042-1055). AV tetarteron nomisma (17mm, 4.04 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄϚNANTIhM, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left; single border / + CwhS-AhT-hOS ILЄ m, bust of Constantine IX facing, wearing crown with pendilia and jeweled chlamys with collar, transverse labarum in right hand, globe surmounted by pelleted cross in left; single border. Sear 1833. Charmingly sunny patina with luminous surfaces. HID09801242017 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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