KC062 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Not after (date)
944
Not before (date)
941
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Comparanda
KC033
Comparanda
DOCIII Romanos I 25b, pp. 563–564, pls. XXXVIII-XXXIX (Constantinople Class 4)
Conservation
2008 (July): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).
Preservation description
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
Explanation of deposition
Intrusive from above into Early Byzantine fill inside passageway.
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0804-006
Location in unit
Uppermost fill inside south passageway across south slope, near top of wall A1 in northeast trench.
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph