CONSTANTINE X GOLD HISTAMENON – ENTHRONED CHRIST ISSUE – AU NGC GRADED BYZANTINE COIN (Inv. 19602)

$1,500.00

19602. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. CONSTANTINE X, AD 1059–1067.
Gold Histamenon Nomisma (scyphate), 4.40 g, 26 mm. Issue of Constantinople.
Obv. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, Christ enthroned, facing, holding the Gospels. Rev. +KωN RAC Λ O ΔOVKAC, Constantine, standing, holding globus cruciger and labarum with pellet on the shaft.
Sear 1847.
NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, a coin with a deep golden toning that gives it a phenomenal eye appeal and a remarkably detailed portrait of Jesus Christ.