Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 2660 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 624 USD / 577 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius, and Andronicus, 1068-1071. Histamenon (Gold, 28 mm, 4.38 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. KⲰN mX ANΔ Michael VII standing facing on footstool, wearing crown and loros and holding labarum-headed scepter and akakia; to left and right, Constantius and Andronicus standing facing on footstools, each holding globus cruciger and akakia. Rev. + RⲰmAN ЄVΔOKITM / IC - XC Christ, nimbate, standing facing in center, crowning Romanus IV on the left and Eudocia on the right, both wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger. DOC 1. SB 1859. An attractive piece with a particularly well struck obverse. The reverse a bit weak, otherwise, extremely fine. From an American collection, privately acquired from Ariadne Galleries prior to 1982. Starting price: 150 CHF |