| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 1042 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Histamenon (1) |
| Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.4 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#1827 , DOC III-2#1 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Mary facing, nimbate, hands raised upward at each side, and wearing medallion of nimbate Christ child on her chest, dividing name. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΘKЄ RΘ TAC BACIΛICCIC MP ΘV |
| Reverse description | Facing crowned busts of Zoe (left) and Theodore (right), holding labarum between them. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | * ZƜHN S ΘEOΔƜP (Translation: Zoe and Theodora) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (1042) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 3443693330 |
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