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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     4765 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     John I Tzimisces Date Ruled:     AD 969-976 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Histamenon nomisma Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 969-976 Diameter:     22.2 mm Weight:     4.36 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     + IhSXISREXREϚ NΛNTINM Obverse Description:     Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with two pellets in the limb of each cross, pallium and colobium, , raising right in benediction, gospels in left Reverse Legend:     +ΘEOTOC BOHΘΙΩ δESP Reverse Description:     The Virgin, nimbate, on right crowns John on left, John has short beard, wears loros and holds a long cross, manus Dei (hand of God) above, the Virgin wears a stola and maphorium, MΘ above Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     SBCV 1789 Reference2:     DOC III, part 2, 3 Reference3:     HB 283 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=2923

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