BYZANTINE EMPIRE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JOHANNES I TZIMISCES, AD 969-976. Histamenon. AV 4.01 g. +IhS XPS RЄX - RЄGnAnTIЧM Facing bust of Christ, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, holding Book of Gosp
BYZANTINE EMPIRE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JOHANNES I TZIMISCES, AD 969-976. Histamenon. AV 4.01 g. +IhS XPS RЄX - RЄGnAnTIЧM Facing bust of Christ, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, holding Book of Gosp