Live auction - bby_943252 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS Solidus
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Estimate : | 900 € |
Price : | 781 € |
Maximum bid : | 790 € |
End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 15:18:36 |
bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Solidus
Date: 945-959
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : gold
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,48 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Jolis bustes, notamment au revers. Patine de collection
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + IHS XPS REX - REGNANTIYM.
Obverse description : Buste du Christ de face, portant le nimbe crucigère, vêtu du pallium et du colobium, la main droite bénissante et tenant de la main gauche les Évangiles.
Obverse translation : (Jésus-Christ roi des rois).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONSTANT' CE ROMAN' AYGG B R'N .
Reverse description : Bustes vus à mi-corps de Constantin VII à gauche et de Romain II à droite. Ils sont couronnés, Constantin porte le loros et Romain la chlamyde. Ils tiennent tous deux la croix patriarcale.
Reverse translation : (Constantin et Romain augustes rois des Romains).