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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     36155 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus Date Ruled:     AD 913-959 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     20.8 mm Weight:     4.422 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 (obliterated) With Romanus II 945-959 AD 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=41622 Notes:     This type with the obliterated reverse legend has been attributed as an emergency issue struck at the beginning of Romanus' sole reign. David Sear notes, "Perhaps the Byzantine mint had received no clear instructions from the new regime and simply resorted to this stopgap expedient pending further directives from the palace.

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