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Byzantine Coin (Constantine IV and Romanus II)
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) and Romanus II (959-963)945/959
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig
Braunschweig, Germany
Obverse: CONSTANT'CE ROMAN AVGGb'R '. Patriarchal cross; to the left: crowned bust of Constantine VII, to the right: crowned bust of Romanus II. Reverse: + IhSXPS REX REGNANTIVM. Bust of Christ with nimbus and Gospel.
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- Title: Byzantine Coin (Constantine IV and Romanus II)
- Creator: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) and Romanus II (959-963)
- Date Created: 945/959
- Location: Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Physical Dimensions: diameter 20mm, weight 4.34g
- Type: Byzantine Solidus, Coin (obverse and reverse)
- Rights: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig, Kunstmuseum des Landes Niedersachsen
- External Link: External link
- Medium: Gold
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