Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
Lot number: 50153 Price realized: 1,400 USD (Approx. 1,277 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: CONSTANTINE IX, 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (4.39 gms), Constantinople Mint, 1042-1046. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. S-1828. Obverse: Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne; Reverse: Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding cruciform scepter with tendril ornament, and patriarchal globus cruciger. Exceptional quality for a scyphate type, this example radiates with tremendous brilliance and luster, and yields a sharp, well-executed strike as well. Estimate: $700 - $1000 |