1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 869 - 879
date: label: date made
content: 869 - 879
name: label: maker
content: Basil I Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Basil I and Constantine
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 869 - 879
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Christ enthroned facing front wearing a nimbus cross, pallium and colobium and raising his right hand in benediction; in his left hand he holds the Gospel books.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: IhS / XRS / REX / RESNANTIUM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Basil facing front, with a short beard and wearing loros; to his right Constantine faces, beardless wearing chlamys; both are crowned and hold together a patriarchal cross.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: bASILIOS / ET / CONSTANT / 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.68.159.6076
label: accession number
content: 283645
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6076
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .15 cm x 1.93 cm; 1/16 in x 3/4 in