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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:     5323 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus and Romanus I, Lecapenus Date Ruled:     AD 913-959 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 913-959 Diameter:     19.8 mm Weight:     4.38 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     +Ihs XPS REX REGNANTIUM (Jesus Christ King of Kings), bust of Christ facing, Obverse Description:     Wearing nimbus cruciger, two pellets in each cross limb, wearing pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left Reverse Legend:     obliterated legend Reverse Description:     Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, in a loros on left, and his son Romanus II, in a chlamys, they hold a long patriarchal cross Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     SBCV 1751 Reference2:     cf. DOC Constantine VII 15.22 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=3212 Notes:     Triton IV 837 Fueg (SNR 76, 1997) pl. IV, B4

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