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Histamenon Nomisma - John I Tzimiskes Floating Cross, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 969-976 |
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| Weight | 4.33 g |
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| Obverse lettering | +IhS XIS REX REGNANTINM (Translation: Jesus Christ, King of Kings) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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John I Tzimiskes came to power through assassination — he personally led the conspiracy that killed Nikephoros II Phokas in December 969, climbing into the palace through a window during a snowstorm. Despite this brutal entry into the purple, his reign proved militarily formidable: he pushed Byzantine forces deep into Syria and died on campaign in 976, possibly poisoned by the eunuch Basil Lekapenos. The DOC variant designation here suggests a minor die difference from the primary type, not uncommon given the volume struck at Constantinople across his seven-year reign.