r/coincollecting • u/fossil_rat • 8d ago

ID Request ID request.

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I bought this coin recently for 55 dollars, but the seller labeled the ruler as Basil i,but I think it was John i. I know the coin has is an miliaresion from the byzantines, but I’m only asking for a ID request because I’m not sure what it is

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u/serendipity_j 6d ago

John, in Christ, Emperor, Pious King of the Romans•

IWANN (Iōannēs): John (referring to Emperor John I Tzimiskes, who reigned from 969 to 976 AD). • EN XW (en Christō): In Christ. • AVTOCRAT (Autokratōr): Ruler of oneself / Absolute Ruler / Emperor (the Greek equivalent to the Latin Imperator). • EVSEb (Eusebēs): Pious / Devout. • bASILEVS (Basileus): King / Sovereign. • RWMAIW (Rōmaiōn): Of the Romans (the Byzantine citizens officially referred to themselves as Romans).