Constantine VII (913-959) and Romanus I (920-944)
Images.    [most 16-19 mm]
E23
16		  facing
  bust
 397o A397-400
So9.3-5		 S1771v2 B940
LD		 G878 DO III,II
29.1,29.4		 See E22 above for similar type with dots.
DO pl. XL
E24
16		  facing
  bust		  facing
  bust		 A401-402
So9.1-2		 S1763 B932 G877 28 Sear says "Con VII/Zoe" (914-919), as does Sokolova. A says "Con VII/Helen"
E25
16		 P bust O  X bust P A403
So9.9		 S1769 B938 G880 (31) S: RO for Romanus, XP for Christopher
Anokhin thinks the portraits are of Constantine and Helen and the legends for Romanus and Christopher, putting all four on one coin.
E26
16		 404o  facing
  bust		 A404-407
So9.6-8		 S1766 B935 G879 30.2 Romanus monogram
E27
16		 408o 360r A408
So10.1		 S1768 B937
LD		 G883 DO III,II
35 pl. XL		  
E28
17		 411o 360r A409-413
419-421
So10.2-6		 S1775
Romanus II		 B942 G887 3a.3-4
pl. XL		 P sometimes (usually?) retrograde, as in Sear's photo, and A409-410.
E29
17		 397o 360r A414-418
So10.7-8		 S1770 B939 G885 37.1  "Constantine" abbreviated
E30
15		 423o 360r A423-424
426-427
So13.5-7		 S--
cf S1764		 B-- G-- DO-- Small size. Resembles E44 but much smaller.
Sokolova "anonymous"
E31
17		 428o Con VII A428-430
So10.9-10		 S1772 B941
LD		 G886 DO
38.1,38.7		 The obverse top sometimes almost looks like a P
Note:  The 455o monogram and the 449o monogram previously attributed to Romanus I are given by Anokhin to Romanus IV and Romanus III, respectively (below ).
 Constantine VII bust


   Type E23
    18-17mm. 6:00. 


Con VII


   Type 23
   18 mm. 5:00. 3.18 grams.

E24


   Type E24
   16mm. 6:00. 2.60 grams.  
    This type is very rare.

lead, small  

   Type E24, in lead
   16-14 mm.  6:00. 2.40 grams.
    very weak and hard to make out, but there.
   


E26

   Type E26
   16mm. 12:00. 2.85 grams.

E28


   Type E28
   18mm. 6:00. 3.35 grams. 

Romanus


   Type E28
   AE18. 6:00. 3.54 grams.

Romanus I  

   Type E28
   18 mm. 6:00. 2.50 grams.
    Compare this one, not retrograde, to the next one.



E28 retrograde


   Type E28 retrograde
   18mm. 6:00. 4.25 grams. 

E29

   Type E29
   17mm. 6:00. 2.74 grams.

E30

   Type E30
   15mm. 12:00. 1.41 grams.

E31


   Type E31
   20mm. 6:00. 3.49 grams.


  

Con VII and Romanus I


   Type 31
   19 mm. 6:00. 2.91 grams.


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