GOLD  COIN  FROM THE "BYZANTINE EMPIRE"  AV HISTAMENON NOMISMA,  "CONSTATINE VIII th"   YEAR  1025-28 AD  #SB-185 4.3 GRAMS GRADED NGC 5/5 STRIKE & 4/5 SURFACE.   "JESUS CHRIST" FACING BOOK OF GOSPELS - PANTOKRATOR / CROWNED  ON THE FRONT AND CONSTATINE HOLDING LABARUM AND AKAKIA ON THE REVERSE.   I HAVE PERSONALLY SEARCHED FOR YEARS TO FIND THIS GOLD COIN WITH STRONG STRIKE WITH THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL  AS WELL AS IT'S INCREDIBLE CENTERING!!!  I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OVER THE YEARS BUT THE LEVEL OF DETAILS  ON CHRIST WAS EITHER WEAK OR  ALMOST SMEARED, VERY DISTORTED LOOKING OR BASICALLY YOU COULDN'T EVEN MAKE OUT HIS PORTRAIT.  IN ADDITION 99%, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ARE "VERY OFF CENTERED."   THIS PIECE HAS EVERYTHING I WAS SEARCHING FOR AND MORE!  IT'S GOLD LUSTER IS SO DEEP AND BRIGHT AT THE SAME TIME.  FROM MY EXPERIENCE THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY. CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS