ROMANUS III ARGYRUS GOLD HISTAMENON NOMISMA
DOC 1c, Sear 1819, Very Fine, 23.2mm, 4.40 grams, Struck Circa. 1028 - 1034 C.E., Constantinople Mint
Obverse: + ΙhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM around Jesus facing, nimbate, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and pallium, holding Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction
Reverse: Romanus standing facing on the left, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger with his left hand; on the right, Mary nimbate and wearing robes, crowning the emperor with her right hand and holding maphorion in her left, ΜΘ center above, Θ CE ΒΟΗΘ ΡωΜΑΝω around
A nice Byzantine Earlier Gold Histamenon lightly worn without problems!
