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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 26314942, member: 87809"]Purchased these two in May:</p><p><br /></p><p>Romanus III Argyrus</p><p>AV Histamenon Nomisma</p><p>Constantinople, 1028 – 1034 AD</p><p>24 mm, 4.39 g, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p>DOC III (Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Volume 3, p. 716), 1b.1; Füeg II 1.D.7.y; Sear Byzantine, 1819; Sommer 43.2 (six pellets on the hanging loros hem, usually with four dots but can be 5-8 dots)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: <i>⧾IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺM</i> (Jesus Christ King of Kings) Christ Pantokrator with cross nimbus enthroned facing, raising his r. hand in benediction and holding the Book of Gospels in his l. hand.</p><p>Rev.: <i>ΘCЄ bOHΘ RѠMAҺѠ </i>(O Theotokos, help Romanos) Romanos, standing facing, placing r. hand on chest and holding globus crucigerin his l. hand, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. Seven pellets on hanging loros hem; <i>M Θ</i>, each with macron above in upper field.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the G. Savonarola Collection, purchased from Harmer Rooke, 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy CNG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1680163[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine X Doukas</p><p>AV Histamenon Nomisma</p><p>Constantinople, 1059 – 1067 AD</p><p>25 mm, 4.37 g, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p>DOC III (Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Volume 3, p. 767); 1a; Füeg II 1.A; Sear Byzantine 1847</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: ⧾<i>IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺM</i> (Jesus Christ King of Kings) Christ Pantokrator seated on square-backed throne, facing, bearded with cross nimbus wearing tunic and himation, r. hand raised blessing in sling of cloak, l. hand holds Book of Gospels. Double border of dots.</p><p>Rev.: <i>+KωN ΒAC Λ' O ΔOVKAC ΔOVKAC </i>(Konstantinos Doukas) Constantine standing on cushion (suppedion), facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia, and modified loros, holding labarum in r. hand and globus cruciger in l. Double border of dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy CNG:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1680164[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 26314942, member: 87809"]Purchased these two in May: Romanus III Argyrus AV Histamenon Nomisma Constantinople, 1028 – 1034 AD 24 mm, 4.39 g, 6h DOC III (Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Volume 3, p. 716), 1b.1; Füeg II 1.D.7.y; Sear Byzantine, 1819; Sommer 43.2 (six pellets on the hanging loros hem, usually with four dots but can be 5-8 dots) Ob.: [I]⧾IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺM[/I] (Jesus Christ King of Kings) Christ Pantokrator with cross nimbus enthroned facing, raising his r. hand in benediction and holding the Book of Gospels in his l. hand. Rev.: [I]ΘCЄ bOHΘ RѠMAҺѠ [/I](O Theotokos, help Romanos) Romanos, standing facing, placing r. hand on chest and holding globus crucigerin his l. hand, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. Seven pellets on hanging loros hem; [I]M Θ[/I], each with macron above in upper field. From the G. Savonarola Collection, purchased from Harmer Rooke, 1988. Picture courtesy CNG: [ATTACH=full]1680163[/ATTACH] Constantine X Doukas AV Histamenon Nomisma Constantinople, 1059 – 1067 AD 25 mm, 4.37 g, 6h DOC III (Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Volume 3, p. 767); 1a; Füeg II 1.A; Sear Byzantine 1847 Ob.: ⧾[I]IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺM[/I] (Jesus Christ King of Kings) Christ Pantokrator seated on square-backed throne, facing, bearded with cross nimbus wearing tunic and himation, r. hand raised blessing in sling of cloak, l. hand holds Book of Gospels. Double border of dots. Rev.: [I]+KωN ΒAC Λ' O ΔOVKAC ΔOVKAC [/I](Konstantinos Doukas) Constantine standing on cushion (suppedion), facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia, and modified loros, holding labarum in r. hand and globus cruciger in l. Double border of dots. Picture courtesy CNG: [ATTACH=full]1680164[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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