Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 1005

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Lot description:


Constantine VIII. 1025-1028. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing jeweled loros, holding labarum and akakia. DOC 1; Füeg II 1.A.6; SB 1815; Berk, Roman 292B (this coin). Toned, a few light scratches, minor deposits. EF.

From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Roland Michel, Geneva. Ex Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 2302; "An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins" (Sotheby's New York, 2 November 1998), lot 507.


Estimate: 750 USD