Romanus I Lecapenus (920-944), Sear 1764, minted in Cherson. 2,2 cm. 4.21 gram. On reverse it has a sort of concave form. But Anokhin places it as Romanos IV Diogenes 1068-1071. I need an advice: who should I follow? Is David Sear more learned than Anokhin?
I would say Romanos I, because there is a coin from Cherson with his monogram and Constantine VII’s. There is also a Cherson coin of just Constantine VII.
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Cherson/ This author, who has an account here I think, argues something else. I clearly have to study it in the summer.
@Herberto cited my site and I will cite this page of it: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Cherson/RomanusIII.html#RIV "Sokolova attributes all the and monogram pieces as "anonymous XI-XIII century" (p.143 and plates 12-13). "Anokhin cites conclusive hoard evidence to prove that these "rho-omega" types must be XIth century or later. The timing and monogram apparently fit Romanus III. He convinces me they can not be of an earlier Romanus (I or II). However, I see no reason to assume that the next, slightly different, monogram should be attributed to Romanus IV, skipping thirty years and several reigns. I prefer the caution of Sokolova."
