1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 921 - 924
date: label: date made
content: 921 - 924
name: label: maker
content: Romanus I Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Romanus I and Christopher
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 921 - 924
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Christ enthroned facing front wearing nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds in his left hand the book of Gospels.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IhS / XPS / REX / REGHAHTIUM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Romans I, wearing beard and loros and Christopher, beardless and wearing chlamys; together they hold between them a long patriarchal cross.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: ROMAN / ET / XPISTOFO / AUGG / b
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.68.159.5826
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.5826
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .12 cm x 2.04 cm; 1/16 in x 13/16 in