1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 820 - 829
date: label: date made
content: 820 - 829
name: label: maker
content: Michael II Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Michael II the Amorian
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 820 - 829
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Michael II facing front with short beard wearing crown and chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia; star in field to left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: MIXAHL / bASILEUS
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Theophilius, beardless, wearing a crown and loros and holding a globus cruciger and cruciform scepter.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: THEOFILO / DESP
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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
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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.68.159.6094
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6094
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .13 cm x 2 cm; 1/16 in x 25/32 in