BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, 913-959, AV solidus (4.54g), Constantinople, S-1751, nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding the book of Gospels // busts of Constantine VII & Romanus II (ruled as co-emperor 945-963), holding shaft with patriarchal cross, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, NGC graded AU, ex Choudhury Collection.