Gold Tertarteron - John I Tzimiskes Constantinopolis
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
John I Tzimiskes (969-976)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 969-976 |
| Value | Gold Tetarteron |
| Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.36 g |
| Diameter | 22.2 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 25685 |
| References | BCV# 1789 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cr., pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benedictium.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering: + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm
Reverse
Facing bust of John, wearing crown and loros, holding patriarchal cross and the Virgin Mary.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering:
+ ΘEOTOC bOHΘ' IW dESP
ΘΕΟΤΟK[E] BOHΘ[EI] IW[ANNH] T[W Δ]ΕS[ΠΟΤΗ]
Translation: Virgin Mary help John the Despot.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (969-976) | Constantinopolis | ||||||||||||||
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