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ID:     36154
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus
Date Ruled:     913-959
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Solidus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Diameter:     21.1 mm
Weight:     4.542 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     +IhS XPS REX REGNANTIVM'
Obverse Description:     Bust of Christ facing with nimbus cruciger, tunic and himation, right raised in blessing, gospels in left
Reverse Legend:     CONSTANT CE ROMAN AUGG b R (partially obliterated)
Reverse Description:     Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII (left) in loros and Romanus in chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     cf. DOC Constantine VII 15.22
Reference2:     Fueg (SNR 76, 1997) pl. IV, B4
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=41621
Notes:     With Romanus II 945-959 AD