Due to custom regulations we can not ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. Throughout history, coins were an ideal propaganda tool for Emperors to present themselves and the message they wanted to communicate. They are an important symbol of power and are full of symbolism. Coin: AU Gold Histamenon Nomisma, struck Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Constantine X (1059-1067) Obverse: : +IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, Christ nimbate, seated facing on square-backed throne, Reverse: +KⲰm RAC Λ O ΔOVKAC, Constantine standing facing, holding globus cruciger and labarum. Constantine X Doukas (or Ducas), Byzantine Emperor from 1059-1067 AD and founder of the Doukid Dynasty. Constantine X's reign faced significant challenges and failed to halt the empire's decline. He reduced the army and neglected the frontier defenses at a time when the Seljuk Turks were pressing into the eastern provinces and the Normans in Italy were conquering the last remnants of the Byzantine territories. Histamenon: concave (scyphate) Byzantine gold coin. It featured an image of the reigning emperor on one side and typically a depiction of Christ on the other side, emphasizing the Byzantine Empire's connection between secular and religious authority. Diameter: ± 27,4 mm Weight: 4,39 g Condition: very fine to extremely fine Ref: 6h (Sear 1847; DO 1a) Certificate of Authenticity available upon request (pdf-format).