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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3902949, member: 74799"]Hate to break it to you, but the attribution is not correct. Its actually Constantine VII with Romanus:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1760; DOC 25) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: <i>RWMAN bASILEVS RWM</i>; Crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe</p><p>Rev: <i>RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW-MAIWN</i>; Legend in four lines</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1760.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin of Nicepohorus II Phocas:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Nicephorus II Phocas (963-969) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1782; DOC 8) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: +<i>ҺICIFRb ASILЄVRШ</i>; Crowned bust of Nicephorus II facing, bearded, wearing robe with V-shaped opening and crown with cross and pendilia; in right hand, cross scepter; in left, globus surmounted by trefoil</p><p>Rev: <i>+ҺICHF / ЄҺΘЄШbA / SILЄVRШ / MAIШҺ</i> in four lines</p><p>Dim: 23.5mm, 6.03g, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1782.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3902949, member: 74799"]Hate to break it to you, but the attribution is not correct. Its actually Constantine VII with Romanus: [B] Byzantine Empire: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1760; DOC 25) [/B] Obv: [I]RWMAN bASILEVS RWM[/I]; Crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe Rev: [I]RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW-MAIWN[/I]; Legend in four lines [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1760.jpg[/IMG] Here is a coin of Nicepohorus II Phocas: [B] Byzantine Empire: Nicephorus II Phocas (963-969) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1782; DOC 8) [/B] Obv: +[I]ҺICIFRb ASILЄVRШ[/I]; Crowned bust of Nicephorus II facing, bearded, wearing robe with V-shaped opening and crown with cross and pendilia; in right hand, cross scepter; in left, globus surmounted by trefoil Rev: [I]+ҺICHF / ЄҺΘЄШbA / SILЄVRШ / MAIШҺ[/I] in four lines Dim: 23.5mm, 6.03g, 6h [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1782.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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