Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus II. 913-959. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 945-959. NGC Ch AU, 4/5, 3/5.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 914. Estimated: $ 750

Byzantine, Gold

Sold For $ 1 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus II. 913-959. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 945-959. Nimbate facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Crowned facing half-length busts of Constantine, wearing loros, and Romanus, wearing chlamys, together holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 15; Füeg 3.A.1 (Romanus II with Constantine VII); SB 1751. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4372860-013, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.

Füeg considered that this class of SB 1751’s with these features should belong to the period following Constantine VII’s death as a posthumous continuation of the series into Romanus II’s sole reign. While this coin certainly belongs to this group using Füeg’s criteria, recent scholarship has generally not accepted this reattribution. Solidi from the brief sole reign of Romanus II remain unobtainable and known from only two examples that reside in DOC. The other coins sometimes attributed to Romanus II’s sole reign are two Cherson mint bronzes of disputed attribution (SB 1767 and SB 1775).

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Four – Lot 889-1124 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 19 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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