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Histamenon Nomisma - Michael IV
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 1034-1041 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Nimbate facing bust of Christ Pantocrator within a jewelled cruciform nimbus adorned with a square and four pellets in each arm, rendered in the hieratic Byzantine style. Christ is draped in a tunic (chiton) and pallium, holding a jewelled Book of Gospels in the left hand. The bust is centrally positioned within the coin field, with the Greek legend disposed around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm (Translation: Jesus Christ, King of Kings.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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