MK-BS | Byzantinisches Reich: Constantinus IX. 1042-1055

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Byzantinisches Reich: Constantinus IX. 1042-1055
	Braunschweig, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum (01) Permanent Exhibition HAUM A1-1 Imperial Portrait in Antiquity and Medieval Times
Inventory no	10968
Obverse	+ IhS XIS REX - REGNANTIhM. Christusbüste mit Nimbus und Evangeliar.
Reverse	+ CѠhS-TATS - bASILEVS RM. Gekrönte Büste Konstantins IX. mit Zepter in der Rechten und Kreuzglobus in der Linken.
Sitter	Constantinus IX (1042-1055)
Class/status	Imperial issue (medieval/modern)
Authority	Constantinus IX (1042-1055)
Date	1042-1055
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 ; 4,38 g; 46 mm; 6 h
Production	struck
Mint	Constantinople
Region	Thrace
Country	Turkey
Publications	W. Leschhorn, Mittelalterliche Münzen (2015) Nr. 47 (dieses Exemplar); Dumbarton Oaks III 3.
Item	Coin
Department	Medieval Period, High Middle Ages
Provenance	Sammlung Dexel.
previous Owner	Thomas Dexel
Object number	ID256
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