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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #31
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                 Lot Number: 63128
                 Estimate: $250.00
                 Final Sale Price: $203.50
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                 Denomination: Solidus
                 Grade: Good Fine overstruck
                 Reference: DOC III 15; BN 15-22 var. (legends); SB 1751




  Constantine VII with Romanus II. 913-959. AV Solidus (4.35 gm). Struck 945-959. +IhS
  XPS REX REGNANTIUM~, bust of Christ, holding Gospels / +CONSTANT' CE ROMAN' AUGG IR
  (legend blundered), crowned busts of Constantine VII and Romanus II, holding
  patriarchal cross between them. DOC III 15; BN 15-22 var. (legends); SB 1751. Good
  Fine, light reverse graffiti. Overstruck. Estimate $250.



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