Byzantine Empire Gold Tetarteron Nomisma NGC CH XF 4/4 Constantine IX AD 1042-55 - $989 - (Hampton, NH)
Constantine IX Monomachus (AD 1042-1055). AV tetarteron nomisma (4.05 gm). Constantinople. + IhS XIS R?X-R?NANTInm, bust of Christ facing, nimbus cruciger behind head, holding book of Gospels / + COn-STAT-bASIL?OS, bust of Constantine IX facing, wearing crown with pendilia, transverse labarum in right hand, globe surmounted by pelleted cross in left. Sear 1833. Graded Choice XF 4/4 by NGC. Well centered, with minor wear to high points, great detail, especially to Constantine IX on reverse. Specimens this well preserved are difficult to come by. See our high resolution photos. (Small white spots are on the plastic holder, not the coin.) Combined shipping available. Constantine IX Monomachos, Latinized as Constantine IX Monomachus (Medieval Greek: ???sta?t???? T? ????µ????, translit. Konstantinos IX Monomakhos; c. 1000 – 11 January 1055), reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 11, 1042 to January 11, 1055. He had been chosen by the Empress Zoe as a husband and co-emperor in 1042, although he had been exiled for conspiring against her previous husband, Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian. They ruled together until Zoe died in 1050.
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