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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 26024778, member: 15588&quot;]This Byzantine emperor had his power stolen by Romanus I Lecapenus. Despite the often cruel, gruesome, and brutal Byzantine history of usurpers killing, maiming or disfiguring toppled emperors, Romanus I let Constantine VII live unaltered, though without any ruling power. Romanus I thus earned the title (coined by Norwich?) &quot;the gentle usurper.&quot; This follis appeared after Romanus I&#039;s sons overthrew him, which prompted Constantine VII to overthrow them, which allowed him to finally rule in his own right. Too much drama.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1654621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1654622[/ATTACH]</p><p><i><font size="3">Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959); Æ Follis; Constantinople mint, struck 945-50; Obv.: + [COҺST ЬA]SIL ROM&#039; crowned bust facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia; Rev.: + [CO]ҺST / EҺ ӨEO ЬA / SILEVS R / OMEOҺ in four lines; 24mm, 7.19g, short flan; DOC 26, Sommer 36.17.1, Sear 1761</font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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