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Byzantine Empire, Romanus III, AV Histamenon, 1028 - 1034 AD
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Byzantine
Empire
,
Romanus
III
,
AV
Histamenon
,
1028
-
1034
AD
Obverse
Christ
Enthroned
Reverse
Virgin
Mary
(nimbate)
Crowning
Romanus
Type/Denomination
AV
Histamenon
Diameter
23.3 millimeters
Weight
4.35 grams
Origin
Byzantine
Empire
Period
1028
-
1034
AD
Description
Romanus
III
(born
in
968
AD)
was a
Byzantine
nobleman
who
married
the
princess
Zoe
at the
request
of her
father
Constantine
VIII
who
, at the
time
, was on his
deathbed
.
Although
he was
enthusiastic
,
Romanus
III
was not an
effective
ruler
. He
depleted
the
treasury
by
decreasing
the
taxes
while
continuing
to
spend
a
great
amount
on
building
projects
. He also
met
with
very
little
military
success
against
the
Muslims
. His
wife
allegedly
poisoned
, then
drowned
him in his
bath
water
,
causing
his
premature
death
in
1034
.
Publisher
Hillsdale College
Donor
Alwin
C
.
Carus
Accession Number
20050047
Catalog Number
Sear
BCV
1819
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