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Coin · Byzantine
Constantine IX Monomachus Gold Tetarteron Nomisma
Gold tetarteron nomisma of Constantine IX Monomachus, struck at Constantinople. Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator with cruciform nimbus, raising right hand in blessing and holding book of Gospels, legend +IhS XIS RЄX RЄϚNANTIhM (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Constantine IX wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum (military standard) in right hand and globus cruciger (cross-topped orb) in left, legend +CwhS-AhT-hOS ILЄ m. The tetarteron was a reduced-weight gold coin introduced during this period. References: DOC 6; Sear Byzantine 1833.
// Details
- Denomination
- Tetarteron
- Ruler
- Constantine IX
- Era
- AD 1042-1055
- Period
- Byzantine
- Origin
- Constantinople
- Material
- gold
- Weight
- 4g
- Dimensions
- 16.8mm
- Condition
- Very fine - good strike, slight clipping