Romanus IV Diogenes gold histamenon

Romanos IV Diogenes Byzantine Emperor (1068-1071 AD) gold histamenon. Constantinople. Weight: 4.43 grams. Size: 24 x 27 mm. aUNC! Sear 1859.

Obverse: Christ standing facing on footstool, wearing nimbus cross, and crowing Romanus on left and Eudocia on right, both standing facing, wearing loros and holding cross on globe between them, IC-XC to upper centre left and right.

Reverse: Michael in centre, Constantius on left and Andronicus on right, all standing facing on footstools, all beardless and wearing loros; Michael holding labarum and akakia, his brothers each hold a cross on globe and akakia.