Nomisma Histamenon Coin, Romanos IV Diogenes, Byzantine Empire, 1068-1071, gold (foundation class)

gold, d=29.80 mm

4.42 g

Obverse description: Christ depicted standing, facing front, with a nimbus, colobium, and pallium, blessing Roman and Eudocia. Roman depicted on the left, wearing a cross-crested diadem with pendilia and loros, holding a globus cruciger in his left hand. On the right, Eudocia, depicted standing, facing front, wearing a diadem and loros, holding a globus cruciger in her right hand. Double outer beaded circle.

Reverse description: Constantius, Michael VII, and Andronicus depicted facing front, standing on a suppedion, wearing cross-crested diadems and loros. Constantius holds an anexikakia in his left hand, Michael holds a labarum in his right hand, and Andronicus holds a globus cruciger in his left hand. Double outer beaded circle.