1 Solidus (histamenon nomisma), 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) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, John I Tzimisces
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 969 - 976
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ facing, wearing a nimbus cross with two pellets in the limbs of the cross, pallium, and colobium; He raises his right hand in benediction and holds the book of Gospels in his left hand.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait busts of the Virgin marry, nimbate on the right and John I on the left, wearing a short beard and loros, holding a long patriarchal cross in his left hand; the Virgin wears stola and maphorium, crowns the emperor with Her right hand.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Mϴ / MANUS / ϴEOTOC / bOHϴE / IW / DESP
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.159.6101
label: accession number
content: 283645
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .12 cm x 2.11 cm; 1/16 in x 27/32 in