CNG 100, Lot: 2056. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck late 920-spring 921. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Constantine and Romanus, each wearing loros and supporting patriarchal cross between them. DOC 3; Füeg 3; SB 1741. Good VF. Rare.

This type was only issued for a period of several months between the crowning of Romanus as co-Augustus in December of 920 and his formal elevation to the position of senior Augustus, probably around March of 921. This issue was then replaced with an equally rare type (DOC 4) showing the position of the emperors reversed, with Romanus slightly larger in size than his colleague to reflect his new status.