Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC062 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 944
Not before (date): 941
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: KC033
Comparanda: DOCIII Romanos I 25b, pp. 563–564, pls. XXXVIII-XXXIX (Constantinople Class 4)
Preservation comment: Wear: VF+. Widespread, minute pitting and rare surfician cracking; slightly cracked edge.
Published as: Weir2022, p. 1141, no. 851, fig. 23.14
Axis (1-12): 5
Has denomination: Follis
Numismatic Authority: Romanus I Lecapenus (920-944)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 26.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.44
Obverse Description: Facing half-length figure of bearded emperor wearing crown with cross and chlamys with tablion, holding globus cruciger in left hand and labarum scepter in right hand; within thin dotted border
Obverse Inscription: ☩ RⲰMAn bAS-ILEVS RⲰn′
Reverse Description: Imperial name in four lines within thin dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription: ☩ RⲰmA|n′ Ⲉn ΘⲈⲰ 𝖻A|SILⲈVS RⲰ|mAIⲰn
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “KC062 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc062>