★ Manues Dei above Michael ★

Michael IV the Paphlagonian AD 1034-1041. Constantinople
Histamenon AV

29 mm., 4,41 g.

+ IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺm, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with square and four pellets in each arm, pallium and colobium, raising His right hand in benediction and holding book of gospels in His left, triple border / + mIX-AH-L bASILЄЧS Rm, facing bust of Michael IV with short beard, wearing crown with pendilia and loros with square pattern, labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left, manus Dei (hand of God) above from left, triple border.

nearly extremely fine

DOC 1; Sear 1824.