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ID:     711670
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     THEODORA
Date Ruled:     1055-1056 AD
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Histamenon Nomisma
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 1055-1056
Weight:     4.40 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM
Obverse Description:     Christ standing on footstool facing, raising hand in blessing and holding Gospels; nimbus with single pellets in arms of cross
Reverse Legend:     + QEO?WP AVGOVCTA / M Q
Reverse Description:     Theodora, crowned, and the Virgin standing facing, holding labarum with pellet on the shaft between them; M Q at the Virgin's shoulders
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     DOC III 1a
Reference2:     SB 1837
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76898
Grade:     EF, nice broad flan
Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1670 ($1000)