KC076 (Middle Byzantine follis of Constantine VII from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]
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)