1 Solidus (histamenon nomisma), Byzantine Empire, 976 - 1025
1 Solidus (histamenon nomisma), Byzantine Empire, 976 - 1025
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma), Basil II Bulgaroktonos
- Byzantine Empire, 976 - 1025
- Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ wearing nimbus cross ornamented with rosette of pellets, pallium and colobium; raising right hand in benediction and in left hand holds the book of Gospels; all encased in triple border.
- Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
- Reverse Image: Portrait busts of Basil on left with short beard wearing loros of square pattern, and Constantine VIII on right, beardless wearing a jeweled chlamys; both brothers are crowned and hold between them a long patriarchal cross crosslet and with the manus Dei above Basil's head; all encased in triple border.
- Reverse Text: bASIL / C / CONSTANT / b / R
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 976 - 1025
- period of administration
- 969 - 976
- head of government
- John I Tzimisces Emperor of Byzantium
- maker
- Basil II Emperor of Byzantium
- place made
- Turkey: İstanbul province, Istanbul
- city
- Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.12 cm x 2.27 cm; 1/16 in x 29/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.6102
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.6102
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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