1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 797 - 802
date: label: date made
content: 797 - 802
name: label: maker
content: Irene Empress of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Irene
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 797 - 802
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Irene facing front, wearing crown and loros and holding a globus cruciger and cruciform scepter.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: EIRINH / bASILISSH
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Irene as on obverse.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: EIRINH / bASILISSH
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
label: city
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
label: Exhibition
content: The Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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.68.159.5823
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.5823
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 mm x 20.4 mm; in x 13/16 in