945-959 AD., Constantine VII and Romanus II, Constantinopolis mint, Follis, Sear 1761.
Joint Reign of Constantine VII Porphyrogennētos (913-959) and Romanus II (945-963), Constantinopolis mint, struck 945-959 AD.,
Æ Follis (21-24 mm / 4,67 g),
Obv.: [+ COИ]ST bASIL ROM , bust of Constantine VII facing, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross, globus cruciger in left, akakia in right.
Rev.: [+] COИ[St] / [Є]ИΘЄO bA / SILЄVS R / OmЄOИ , ("Constantine King of the Romans") , legend in four lines.
Sear BC 1761 ; DOC 26 .
Constantine VII (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζ΄ ΠοÏφυÏογÎννητος, KÅnstantinos VII PorphyrogennÄ“tos) Porphyrogenitus is a nickname that alludes to the Purple Room of the imperial palace, decorated with the stone porphyry, where legitimate children of reigning emperors were normally born.