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