bby_887996 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS Miliaresion

CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS Miliaresion AU

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Type : Miliaresion

Date: 931-944

Mint name / Town : Constantinople

Metal : silver

Diameter : 23 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 2,43 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Superbe exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Droit finement détaillé. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC/B.42 - R.1895 - Do.20 - BN/B.4 - BC.1755

Obverse

Obverse legend : IHSYS XRI-STYS NICA / R/W-M/A.

Obverse description : Croix potencée posée sur trois degrés ; médaillon en son centre avec un buste de face de Romain Ier ; le tout dans un triple listel bouleté.

Obverse translation : (Jésus-Christ vainqueur).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + ROMANO,// CONSTANT,/ STEFANOS/ CE CONSTA’/ EN X.W B’ R’.

Reverse description : en cinq lignes ; le tout dans un triple grènetis bouleté.

Reverse translation : (Romain Constantin et Stephen par la grâce de Dieu pieux rois des Romains).

Historical background

CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS

(6/06/913-9/11/959)

Romanus I, Constantine VII and Christoph

Constantin VII was born in 905 in the purple that his nickname recalls. Emperor in 913, he did not reign alone until 944. Roman I, associated with the empire since 920, was deposed by his two surviving sons Stephen and Constantine on December 16, 944. The two co-emperors were in turn eliminated by Constantin VII on January 27, 945. The son of Leo VI then reigned alone for the first time since 913. On April 6, 945, he joined his son, Roman II, who succeeded him on his death and reigned until 963.

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