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Solidus - Alexander Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Imperial Mint of Constantinople |
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| Year | 912-913 |
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| Value | Solidus (1) |
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| Obverse description | Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, depicted in full Byzantine imperial style, wearing nimbus cruciger and robes, raising his right hand in benediction while holding a Gospels book in his left. The throne is elaborately rendered with jewelled footrest. A circular legend surrounds the central effigy, reading + IhS XRS RЄX-RЄϚNANTIЧm, identifying Christ as 'King of Kings' in the characteristic abbreviated Greek of the period. The style is characteristic of late Macedonian-era die engraving, with bold, stylised facial features and deeply struck drapery folds. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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