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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 218

Byzantine Empire, Romanos III Argyros (1028-1034), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhm Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, rev. 'OHTH RomLho Romanos seated facing, placing right hand on breast and holding globus cruciger in left, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos, four pellets in Ioros end, M-TH, each letter with macron, above, in upper field, 6h, 4.38g (SB 1819), detailed and attractive, well-centred, good very fine

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Purchased from Spink by private treaty, January 1953 - £11, 10/-

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