Histamenon (Greek: [νόμισμα] ἱστάμενον [nómisma] histámenon, "standard [coin]") was the name given to the gold Byzantine solidus when the slightly lighter...
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that time the solidus (nomisma) became known as the ἱστάμενον νόμισμα (histamenon nomisma), in the Greek speaking world. Initially it was difficult to distinguish...
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adjective, literally "fourth-er"), and the full weight solidus was called the histamenon. The tetarteron was unpopular and was only sporadically reissued during...
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coins, one gold circulating from the 960s to 1092 in parallel to the histamenon, and one copper used from 1092 to the second half of the 13th century...
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715–717) holding a globus cruciger surmounted by a patriarchal cross. A histamenon of co-Emperors Nikephoros II (r. 963–969) and Basil II (r. 976–1025) depicted...
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reassured the mob they were in no danger of assassination.: 503 Gold histamenon of Zoë and Theodora, 1042 Zoë (left), Constantine IX (centre), and Theodora...
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the empress Irene. Under Alexios the debased solidus (tetarteron and histamenon) was discontinued and a gold coinage of higher fineness (generally .900–...
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Histamenon of Nikephoros II (left) and Basil II (right)...
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Michaelaton (Histamenon) of Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078)...
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Histamenon of Basil II (left) and Constantine VIII (right)...
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Histamenon of Anna's brothers Basil II and Constantine VIII...
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Nummus Second period (ca. 700 – 1092) Gold Solidus or Nomisma (later Histamenon) Tetarteron (from 960s) Silver Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third...
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Nummus Second period (ca. 700 – 1092) Gold Solidus or Nomisma (later Histamenon) Tetarteron (from 960s) Silver Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third...
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uneven"). "Scyphate" silver ducat of Roger II of Sicily. "Scyphate" histamenon of Emperor Isaac I Komnenos (r. 1057–1059). Biscioni, Antonio Maria (1723)...
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Nummus Second period (ca. 700 – 1092) Gold Solidus or Nomisma (later Histamenon) Tetarteron (from 960s) Silver Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third...
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Gold histamenon of Romanos IV: Michael VII Doukas flanked by his brothers Andronikos and Konstantios on the obverse, Romanos IV and Eudokia Makrembolitissa...
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Histamenon of Michael IV....
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Histamenon depicting Basil II and Constantine VIII, holding a cross...
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Gold histamenon of Emperor Constantine X Doukas (r. 1059–1067)....
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Gold histamenon of Zoë and Theodora, 1042....
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Histamenon of Nikephoros II (right) alongside Mother Mary...
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Nummus Second period (ca. 700 – 1092) Gold Solidus or Nomisma (later Histamenon) Tetarteron (from 960s) Silver Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third...
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The name stavraton first appears in the mid-11th century for a gold histamenon showing the Byzantine emperor holding a cross-shaped scepter, but in its...
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This electrum histamenon was struck by Alexios during his war against Robert Guiscard. The catastrophic financial situation of the Empire after 1071 had...
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Gold histamenon of Emperor Constantine X Doukas (r. 1059–1067)....
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Nummus Second period (ca. 700 – 1092) Gold Solidus or Nomisma (later Histamenon) Tetarteron (from 960s) Silver Miliaresion (from 720) Copper Follis Third...
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Gold histamenon struck by Isaac. His martial posture, bearing a naked sword, is unique among Byzantine coinage....
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A gold histamenon showing Michael VI in imperial regalia, being crowned by the Theotokos...
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