Constantine X Ducas; AE Follis; bust of Christ/bust of Constantine X
55,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,50 |
| Grade: | VF/gF |
| Attribution: | SBCV 1854 |
| Commentary: | brown patina with green fields, two scratches on obverse, good portrait of Christ |
Historical Context
Under the reign of Constantine X most of Byzantine Italy, except Bari, was lost to Normans.
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