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Tertarteron - John I Tzimiskes Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 969-976 |
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| Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator within a nimbus cruciger, draped in pallium and colobium, with the right hand raised in a gesture of benediction. The field surrounding the bust carries the Latin legend identifying Christ as King of Kings. The portrait follows the canonical Byzantine iconographic tradition with detailed facial features and formal frontal presentation characteristic of the Macedonian-era court style. |
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| Obverse lettering | + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm |
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| Edge | Plain |
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