Constantine VII. 913-959 AD. AE Follis. 6.70 gr, 25.82 mm. Constantinople Mint.

Obv: CONST bASIL ROM, crowned bust of Constantine facing, 
with short beard and wearing vertical loros, holding akakia and cross on globe 
Rev: CONST-EN QEO bA-SILEVS R-OMEON, legend in four lines. 

Sear Byz 1761, DOC 26.

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