MK-B | Byzanz: Michael III. ca. 866-867

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Byzanz: Michael III. ca. 866-867
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Gallery Bode-Museum Room 242, BM46/08 The Byzantine Empire 5-12th Cent. Silver and Bronze
Obverse	+ mIXA/HL PIStOS / mEΓAS BA/SILEUS RO/MAION [Michael Pistos Megas Basileus Romaion]. Fünfzeiliges Schriftfeld.
Reverse	IhSUS XRIS-tUS nICA [Iesus Christus Nica]. Kreuz mit Postament auf dreistufiger Basis. Unten ein Punkt.
Class/status	Imperial issue (medieval/modern)
Authority	Michael III (842-867)
Date	ca. 866-867 Early Middle ages
Denomination	Miliaresion Miliaresion The Byzantine silver coin first introduced by leo III in 720 as 1/144 of the Roman pound. In use untill the 11th century, when also 1/3 and 2/3 pieces were issued.
	Silver ; 1,86 g; 23 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Constantinople
Region	Thracia
Country	Turkey
Publications	Ph. Grierson, Catalogue of the Byzantine coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection III-1 (1973) 466 Nr. 7 (datiert 866?-867); D. R. Sear, Byzantine coins and their values ²(1987) 324 Nr. 1692; B. Kluge, Numismatik des Mittelalters (2007) Nr. 1451 (dieses Stück).
Item	Coin
Department	Medieval Period, Early Middle Ages
Accession	1870/28955
Vendor (to Museum)	Paulos Ioannes Lambros
Object number	18204162
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