CONSTANTINE IX. 1042-1055 AD. AV Tetarteron (4.04 gm). Constantinople mint. + IhS XIS REX REGNANTINm, nimbate bust of Christ facing, raising hand in blessing and holding Gospels / + CWnS-AnTh BASILEU Rm, crowned facing bust of Constantine, holding sceptre surmounted by trefoil and globus cruciger. DOC III 5b; BN 14; SB 1832. EF. ($750) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Auction 35 (20 September 1995), lot 1322. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2306. Lot sold for $950, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.