Byzantine Coinage
Constantine IX Monomachus, 11 June 1042 – 11 January 1055
Histamenon 1042-1055, AV 4.39 g. +IHS XIS REX – REGNANTIhM Facing bust of Christ, nimbate, raising r. hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in l. Rev. + CùhST – ËTh – bASILEhS Rm Bust facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia and loros, holding long cross with pelleted ends and globus cruciger. DO 3. Sear 1830. Extremely fine