Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 839. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IhS XIS RЄX RЄSNANTIhm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / ΘCЄ bOHΘ´ RωmAnω, Romanus, wearing short beard and loros, holding globus cruciger, standing facing and being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos; in upper field between, M Θ, each with – above. DOC 1d; SB 1819. Near EF.

From the Norman Frank Collection.