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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #18
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                  Web Product ID: 3894
                  Estimate: $500.00
                  Final Sale Price: $396.00
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                  Denomination: Solidus
                  Grade: EF choice
                  Reference: DOC III 15.8; SB 1751




  Constantine VII and Romanus II. 945 AD. AV Solidus (4.40 gm). Constantinople. +IhS
  XPS REX REGNANTIUM, facing bust of Christ / +CONSTANT' CE ROMAN' AUGG b'R', crowned
  busts of Constantine VII and Romanus II facing, holding patriarchal cross (with
  pellet on shaft) between them. DOC III 15.8; SB 1751. Choice EF, light die rust.
  Estimate $500.



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