MK-BS | Byzantinisches Reich: Romanus III. 1028-1034

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Byzantinisches Reich: Romanus III. 1028-1034
	Braunschweig, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum (05) Collection of Medieval Coins (HAUM) MA-1 Byzantine and Early Medieval Coins
Inventory no	10967
Obverse	+ IhSXISREX - REGNANTIhM. Thronender Christus mit Nimbus und Evangeliar.
Reverse	ΘCE BOHΘ - RѠMANѠ. Links stehender Romanos mit Kreuzglobus in der Rechten, rechts stehende Jungfrau Maria mit Nimbus bekrönt Romanos. Zwischen den Köpfen M Θ, darüber Strich.
Sitter	Romanus III (1028-1034)
Class/status	Imperial issue (medieval/modern)
Authority	Romanus III (1028-1034)
Date	1028-1034 High Middle Ages
Denomination	Histamenon Histamenon The term applied to the standard, full-weight gold Byzantine denomination between 963 and 1092 to differentiate from the light-weight gold denomination (nomisma tetarteron). During the reign of Michael IV (1034-1041), the coin began to take a slightly concave shape, with the degree of curvature increasing over time. During the eleventh century, the coin went through various phases of debasement, with the gold content plummeting in the 1080s.
	Gold ; 4,39 g; 24 mm
Production	struck
Mint	Constantinople
Region	Thrace
Country	Turkey
Publications	W. Leschhorn, Mittelalterliche Münzen (2015) Nr. 46 (dieses Exemplar); Dumbarton Oaks III 1d; Wroth, Byzantine Coins 2; Boss - Hofmann, S. 133.
Item	Coin
Department	Medieval Period, High Middle Ages
Provenance	Sammlung Dexel.
previous Owner	Thomas Dexel
Object number	ID255
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