Constantine X Ducas; AE Follis; bust of Christ/bust of Constantine X
Description:
Constantine X Ducas (1059 - 1067 AD). AE 26mm (6,50 g). AE Follis, overstruck on some earlier type. Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left; IC left, XC right / Constantine X bust facing, bearded, wearing crown and loros, holding cross and akakia.
Diameter:
AE26 mm
Weight:
6,5 g
Grade:
VF/gF
Attribution:
SBCV 1854
Commentary:
brown patina with green fields, two scratches on obverse, good portrait of Christ
History:
Under the reign of Constantine X most of Byzantine Italy, except Bari, was lost to Normans.
Article Number:
015-05-03-41652