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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     31260 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Romanus I, Lacapenus Date Ruled:     AD 913-959 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Solidus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     A.D. 921-931 Diameter:     20.2 mm Weight:     4.196 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     +IhS XPS REX REGNANTInm Obverse Description:     Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium and raising right in benediction, holding gospels in left hand, the throne has a lyre back and is ornamented with pearls Reverse Legend:     ROman Et XRISTOFO AYGGb Reverse Description:     Facing busts of Romanus I, with short beard on left, and Christopher (his son-in-law), beardless on right, Romanus wears loros, Christopher wears chlamys, and they hold a long patriarchal cross between them Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     DO III part 2, 7 Reference2:     SBCV 1745 Reference3:     HB 276 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=36657

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