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Æ Miliaresion - Romanos Lekapenos
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 913-959 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMANO EN ϴω B` R` (Translation: Romanos, by God, emperor of the Romans) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Romanos Lekapenos seized power not through dynastic right but through a calculated naval coup — he was commander of the fleet when he maneuvered himself into the role of father-in-law to the young Constantine VII, then co-emperor, then senior emperor, effectively sidelining the legitimate Macedonian heir for over two decades. His bronze issues are administratively complex because multiple co-emperors were elevated during his reign, creating overlapping authority that the coinage reflects inconsistently across mint runs.
The DOC III-2 attribution places this firmly within the Constantinople mint's output under his administration.