Romanus II, 959-963. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.35 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, 959. +IҺS XPS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing tunic and pallium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rev. OҺSTAҺT' CЄ ROmAҺ' AЧGG b R (blundered) Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, bearded and wearing loros on the left, and Romanus II, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right, holding, with their right hands, a long patriarchal cross between them. DOC - (cf. 15.22 of Constantine VII). Füeg 3.A.2.2. SB -. Very rare. Very slightly clipped and with light doubling on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.


Füeg argues that this issue with blundered legends was struck early during the sole rule of Romanus II using recut dies of his father, Constantine VII.