Ex. R. Wachter Collection.
Clipped, pierced and flattened.
Byzantine Empire
Constantine IX (1042-1055), Histamenon, Constantinople mint
Obverse: nimbate bust of Christ holding book of Gospels
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Reverse: diademed bust of Emperor facing, holding cruciform sceptre and globe surmounted by pelleted cross
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Gold, diameter 25 mm, weight 3.37 g
