{"product_id":"romanus-iv-gold-histamenon-nomisma-with-dotted-exergual-groundline-lm42923","title":"Romanus IV, Gold Histamenon Nomisma, with dotted exergual groundline","description":"\u003cp style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003eRomanus IV, Diogenes (1068-1071), with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius and Andronicus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003eHistamenon, Constantinople, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Cambria\" math\u003e⧾\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003eP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui historic\u003eⲰ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui greek\u003eMAN EVΔOKI [A], Christ standing facing crowning Romanus IV and Eudocia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003erev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003e., [the convex side] K\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui historic\u003eⲰ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui greek\u003eN MIX ANΔ, Constantius, Michael and Andronicus standing facing, below dotted exergual groundline, 4.31g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003e, 6h (Sear 1861; DO 2; Lygo, the Emperors of Byzantium, p. 229, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003ethis coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003eVery fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'text-align:justify;color:#404040;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Segoe\" ui\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"\\'text-align:justify;\\'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003eTraditionally the obverse is the convex side and portrays Christ. In this coinage Christ appears on the concave side, and the three sons of the previous ruler, now Romanus IV's stepsons, are depicted on the convex side. It's notable that Romanus IV was captured in battle, deposed in his absence, and very quickly replaced by his stepson Michael, already depicted here in the centre of the convex side of his unfortunate predecessor's coin.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sovereign Rarities Live","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56977386963330,"sku":"LM42923","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/5365\/3473\/files\/LM42923_0_JPG.webp?v=1791972908","url":"https:\/\/www.sovr.co.uk\/products\/romanus-iv-gold-histamenon-nomisma-with-dotted-exergual-groundline-lm42923","provider":"Sovereign Rarities Live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}