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The weak-willed civilian Ducas, who ruled 1059-1067 under the name of Constantine X, was scarcely a match for the masses of Normans, Turks and Seljuq who attacked the empire on three borders. His weak defence of the empire placed it in grave danger of foundering.

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Constantine X, Ducas. 1059-1067 AD. AV Histamenon (trachy) 4.36 gm. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, Christ, nimbate, enthroned on straight-backed throne with upright arms, holding book of gospels and raising right hand / +KWN RACL' O DOVKAC, Constantine, bearded, standing facing on footstool, holding labarum with no pellet on shaft, and cross on globe. DOC III 1a; SB 1847.Text

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Constantine X, Ducas. 1059-1067 AD. AV Histamenon (trachy) 4.36 gm. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, Christ, nimbate, enthroned on straight-backed throne with upright arms, holding book of gospels and raising right hand / +KWN RACL' O DOVKAC, Constantine, bearded, standing facing on footstool, holding labarum with pellet on shaft, and cross on globe. DOC III 1b; SB 1847.Text

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SB 1847 var (1)Constantine X, Ducas. 1059-1067 AD. AV Histamenon (trachy). +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, Christ, nimbate, enthroned on straight-backed throne with upright arms, holding book of gospels and raising right hand / +KWN RACL' O DOVKAC, Constantine, bearded, standing facing on footstool, holding labarum with X on shaft, and cross on globe. SB 1847 var (X on shaft of labarum).TextImage
SB 1847 var (2)Constantine X Ducas. AR version of AV Histamenon. 26.18mm, 2.57 g. 1059-1067 AD. Constantinople mint. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, Christ seated facing on square-backed throne, holding Gospels / +KWN RACL O DOVKAC, Constantine, bearded and crowned, wearing jewelled robe, standing facing on low cushion, holding labarum with dot on shaft, and cross on globe. Sabatier 5 var (shape of throne back); BI or AR version of Sear Byz. 1847; BMC 1-2. Timeline Auctions, int. no. 67560.TextImage
SB 1848Constantine X. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (trachy) 4.34 gm. Constantinople. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, Christ seated on curved-backed throne, holding book of Gospels and raising right hand / +KWN RACL' O DOVKAC, Constantine, bearded, wears a saccos and loros, and holding cross on globe in left hand, standing on left, being crowned by Mary, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, M above; Q to right, all within a double border of dots. DOC 2; BN 10-11; SB 1848.TextImage
SB 1849Constantine X. 1059-1067 AD. AV Tetarteron Nomisma 3.96 gm. Constantinople. MHP-QU, half length bust of the Virgin Mary, hands outstretched, sometimes with two dots at upper right and left / KWN RACIL O DWK, crowned, bearded, half-length bust of Constantine facing, wearing loros, holding cross on globe and akakia. DOC III 3a; SB 1849.TextImage
SB 1850Constantine X. 1059-1067. AR Miliaresion, 1.97 gm. Ornate cross crosslet on four steps with X at centre and dot in crescent on shaft, flanked by busts of Constantine on left wearing crown and jewelled chlamys, and Eudocia on right, crowned and wearing saccos and loros, all within triple border / KWN-S EVDOKIA-PICTOI RA-CILEIC PW-MAIWN in five lines, three short lines above, line-dot-line below. DOC III 4; SB 1850.TextImage
SB 1851Constantine X, 1059-1067. AR two-thirds Miliaresion (1.57g), Constantinople. MP-QV to upper left and right of Mary standing facing on footstool, nimbate and with her hands uplifted, flower ornaments to left and right of head / +QKE RO-HQEIKWN-CTANTINW-DECPOTH-TW DWKA in five lines, decorative lines above and below. DOC 6d; Sear 1851.TextImage

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Constantine X, AE Follis, 1059-1067, Constantinople. +EMMA NOVHA, Christ standing facing on footstool, wearing nimbus and holding Gospels, IC XC across fields / EVDKARO +KWNTAK, Eudocia on left, wearing loros with kite-shaped lower panel and crown with cross and pendilia; Constantine on right, wearing loros and crown with cross and pendilia, both standing facing, holding labarum with cross-piece on shaft between them, standing on base and three steps, each places one hand on heart. SB 1853.Text

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Constantine X Ducas, AE Follis, 1059-1067, Constantinople. +EMMA NOVHA, IC-XC across fields, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross, pallius and collobium, holding book of gospels and raising right hand / +KwN RACILEVC O DOVK, crowned bust of Constantine X facing, bearded, wearing loros, cross in right hand, akakia in left. DO 9; SB 1854.Text

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Constantine X, class E anonymous follis, 1059-1067 AD. IC-XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, holding book of Gospels in both hands / IS XS bAS-ILE bAS-ILE in three lines, -+- above, -crescent- below. DO 9; SB 1855.Text

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Constantine X Ducas, AE Class F anonymous follis, 10.0 g, 26.8 mm. Constantinople, 1059 - 1067 AD. IC-XC to right and left of Christ seated facing on throne without back, holding book of Gospels in both hands / ISXS bASILE bASIL in three lines, -+- above, cross below. SB 1856.Text

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