Co 117 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

944

Not before (date)

931

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCIII Constantine VII 25b.1–24, pp. 563–564 (Class 4)

Label or tag text

Nave, in south part of room of G[ ]

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. Slightly nicked; slight, extensive scratching and minute pitting. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 75, no. 1168 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Follis

Numismatic Authority

Romanus I Lecapenus (920-944)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

27.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

6.94

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

Undertype: at axis 1 edge, ]AS[

Obverse Inscription

☩ RⲰmAn’ 𝖻AS-ILⲈVS RⲰm’

Reverse Description

Imperial name in four lines within thin dotted border

Reverse Inscription

Undertype: at axis 4 edge, O or Θ

Reverse Inscription

☩ RⲰmA|n’ Ⲉn ΘⲈⲰ 𝖻A|SILⲈVS RⲰ|mAIⲰn

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph