ROMANUS IV GOLD HISTAMENON – IMPERIAL FAMILY ISSUE – AU 5-5 5-5 NGC GRADED BYZANTINE COIN (INV. 20091)

$1,950.00

20091. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ROMANUS IV, AD 1068–1071.
Gold Histamenon Nomisma (scyphate), 4.41, 27 mm. Issue of Constantinople.
Obv. KωN MX ANΔ, Michael VII (in center), Constantius (on left) and Andronicus (on right) all standing, facing, on footstools. Rev. +PωMAN ЄVΔOKIA, Christ standing, facing, on footstool, crowning Romanus IV (on left) and Eudocia (on right), both standing facing, IC–XC flanking Christ’s head.
Sear 1859.
NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, a perfectly centered coin with outstanding details and the coveted double 5/5 designation.