Constantine X Ducas, 1059-1067. Histamenon (Gold, 26 mm, 4.46 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. +IҺS IXS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm Christ, nimbate, seated facing on lyre-backed throne, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. + KⲰN RACΛ O ΔOVKAC On the left, Constantine X standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger in his left hand; on the right, the Virgin, wearing robes and maphorion, standing facing and crowning the emperor with her right hand; in field, M - Θ flanking Virgin's head. DOC 2. SB 1848. A lustrous and very sharply struck example. Small deposits and very light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.
From the Nea Rhomē Collection, formed in the early 2000s.
Price realized | 1'200 CHF |
Starting price | 200 CHF |