Period
Byzantine
Person
Constantine IX, Byzantine emperor, 1042-1055
Mint
Constantinople (Byzantine)
Denom.
tetarteron
Dating
1042-1055
Obverse
+IhSXISRCX[ ]ANTIhM, Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing, left clasps Gospels to breast
Reverse
+CWNST ANTL bASILCUS[ ], Bust of emperor, bearded, wearing crown with cross and pendilia, imperial tunic, and chlamys with tablion; holds sceptre surmounted by trefoil in right hand, and globus cruciger in left