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BYZANCE - CONSTANTIN IX MONOMAQUE 12 June 1042...

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BYZANCE - CONSTANTIN IX MONOMAQUE 12 June 1042 - 11 January 1055 + IhS XIS R?X R?NANTI?m. Nimbed bust of Christ from the front holding the Gospels and blessing. R/. C?nSt-Ath bASIL??S Rm. Bust of the emperor crowned from the front, wearing the loros. He holds a long cross and a crucigerous globe. Triple crenellated. Histamenon nomisma (concave golden penny or scyphate). Broad flank. Very beautiful. A medieval gold coin, Constantinople. WEIGHT : 4.38 GR - 0.15 OZ