1 Solidus (tetarteron nomisma), Byzantine Empire, 1042 - 1055
date: label: date made
content: 1042 - 1055
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus (tetarteron nomisma) coin, Constantine IX
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 1042 - 1055
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ wearing nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds the book of Gospels with his left; all surrounded by triple border.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Constantine IX wearing a bearded, crown, and jeweled chlamys; he holds a sceptre with a trefoil top and a globe surmounted by pelleted cross.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: CWNSTANTN / bASILEUS / RM
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.68.159.6107
label: accession number
content: 283645
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .15 cm x 1.84 cm; 1/16 in x 23/32 in