Experts in Coins & Medals

Romanus III Argyrus, 1028-1034. Histamenon nomisma (Gold, 23 mm, 4.35 g, 6 h), Constantinople. + IhS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIhm Christ Pantokrator, with nimbus cruciger, seated facing on throne, wearing tunic and himation, and holding Book of Gospels with his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rev. ΘЄO bOHΘ' RωmAhω / M Θ Romanus standing facing on the left, wearing modified loros, holding his right hand on his breast, and holding a globus cruciger with his left; on the right, the Virgin standing facing, her head simply veiled, wearing tunic and maphorion, crowning the emperor with her right hand and raising her maphorion with her left. DOC 1a. Füeg 1.d.5.y. SB 1820. The is the rare variety with the Virgin's head only veiled and lacking a nimbus. A particularly clear and well-centered example. Extremely fine.

THRACE. Probably Chersonesos. Circa 5th century BC. Obol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.50 g, 6 h), possibly Chersonesos in Thrace. Rider on horseback to right, holding spear (?) in his right hand. Rev. Facing head of a bull; above, palm frond; all within incuse square. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. For examples struck from the same dies see Roma e102, 2022, 325 and CNG E 334 2014, 158. Klein -. SNG Kayhan -. Extremely rare. Granular surfaces, light scrape, otherwise, very fine.