Sear Plate Coin

CNG 102, Lot: 1189. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I, Stephen, and Constantine . 913-959. AR Miliaresion (24mm, 2.90 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Cross potent set on three steps; in central medallion, crowned facing bust of Romanus; pelleted cross below / +ROmAҺO’/COҺSτAҺτ’/SτЄFAҺOS/CЄ COҺSτA’/ЄҺ X’ω Ь’ R’ in five lines. DOC 20; SB 1755 (this coin illustrated). EF, toned.

From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 2723.