ANCIENT COINS , BYZANTINE COINS, Constantine VII and Romanus II (AD 945-959), Gold Solidus, 4.41g. Mint of Constantinople , c. AD 947-950. + IhS XPS REX REGNANTium + , bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels. Rev. ConS τ An τ CE RomAn'AUGG bA' crowned busts of Constantine VII, wearing loros, and Romanus II, wearing chlamys, facing, holding patriarchal cross between them (DOC 15; Füeg 15.B.2; SB 1751). In NGC holder graded choice extremely fine, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, edge marks. $ 800
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