Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC076 (Middle Byzantine follis of Constantine VII from Constantinople)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 950
Not before (date): 945
Comment: Grierson (DOCIII) dates coin to AD 945-ca. 950.
Comment: JLR refined Weir 2022 (October 2024).
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: DOCIII Constantine VII 26, pp. 565-567, pl. XXXIX (Constantinople Class 5)
Preservation comment: Wear: aVF. Extensive, slight pitting and rare surficial cracking; slightly nicked edge.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1140-1141, no. 849, fig. 23.13
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Follis
Numismatic Authority: Constantine VII Porphygenitus (913-959)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 27.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 4.99
Obverse Description: Facing bust of emperor wearing crown and loros and holding akakia in right hand and globus cruciger in left hand; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: [CONST] bA-SIL ROM
Reverse Description: Four-line appellation within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: + COnS - Ⲉn θⲈO bA-SILⲈVS R-[OMⲈ]On
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “KC076 (Middle Byzantine follis of Constantine VII 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/kc076>