Byzantinisches Reich: Constantinus X.
1059-1067
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Braunschweig, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum  (01) Permanent Exhibition HAUM A1-1/47 Imperial Portrait in Antiquity and Medieval Times |
Obverse |
+ CѠNRΛSΛ - OΔOVKΛC. Stehender Konstantinos X. mit Labarum in der Rechten und Kreuzglobus in der Linken. |
Reverse |
+ IhS XIS REX - RCGNANTIhM. Thronender Christus mit Nimbus und Evangeliar. |
Sitter |
Constantinus X Ducas (1059-1067)
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Authority |
Constantinus X Ducas (1059-1067)
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Date |
1059-1067 High Middle Ages  |
Denomination |
Histamenon  HistamenonThe 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. |
Publications |
W. Leschhorn, Mittelalterliche Münzen (2015) Nr. 48 (dieses Exemplar); Dumbarton Oaks III 1a; Wroth, Byzantine Coins 1; Boss - Hofmann, S. 149. |
Department |
Medieval Period, High Middle Ages |