1 Miliaresion, Byzantine Empire, 969 - 976
date: label: date made
content: 969 - 976
name: label: maker
content: John I Tzimisces Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) miliaresion coin, John I Tzimisces
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 969 - 976
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Cross crosslet on a globus above two steps; at the center there is a circular medallion containing a portrait bust of John I wearing a short beard, crown and loros, dividing the inscription I / W / -- A / N; all surrounded in a triple border ornamented with eight equally spaced globules. Face has been significantly worn and coin is pierced, most probably to be worn as jewelry.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IhSUS / XRISTUS / NICA
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Five lines of text with cross comprised of five pellets above and beneath; all surrounded by a triple border with eight equally spaced globules ornamenting it. Face has been significantly worn and coin is pierced, most probably to be worn as jewelry.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: IWANN / EN XW AVTO / CRAT EVSEb / bASILEVS / RWMAIW
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
label: city
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Catherine Bullowa-Moore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU61121.02
label: accession number
content: 228809
label: catalog number
content: NU61121.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 mm x 23 mm; 1/32 in x 29/32 in