1 Electrum Aspron Trachy, Byzantine Empire, 1118 - 1143
date: label: date made
content: 1118 - 1143
label: period of administration
content: 1118 - 1134
name: label: maker
content: John II Comnenus Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) electrum aspron trachy coin, John II Comnenus
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 1118 - 1143
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Christ seated on throne without back, wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and in left hand holds the book of Gospels; on either side of nimbus : IC - XC
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IC / XC
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: John stands on left wearing crown, divitision and chlamys next to Saint George on the right, nimbate, who wears a military costume and holds a sword in left hand; they hold between them a patriarchal cross standing on three steps.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: IW / ΔEC / ΠO / TH / . / ΓE / WP / ΓI
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: Byzantine Coins
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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.68.159.6118
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6118
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: electrum (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .49 mm x 3.46 mm; 1/32 in x 1/8 in