1 Electrum Aspron Trachy, Byzantine Empire, 1118 - 1143
date: label: date made
content: 1118 - 1143
label: period of administration
content: 1118 - 1134
name: label: head of government
content: John II
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. Face is worn and soiled.
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. Face is worn and soiled.
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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack's
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.83.40.08
label: accession number
content: 1983.0682
label: catalog number
content: 83.40.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, electrum (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 mm x 30.1 mm; in x 1 3/16 in