Co 181 (Middle Byzantine silver miliaresion of Basil II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
989
Not before (date)
977
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Hohlfelder1976a, p. 313
Cited by
Penna2002, p. 656
Cited by
Pečirka1983, p. 165 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
BMIBC II, 14-15, p. 487
Comparanda
DOCIII Basil II 18d.1, p. 630, pl. XLVI (Constantinople Class II B (4))
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 76, no. 1173, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder)
Published as
ScrantonRamage1964, pp. 144-145
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Miliaresion
Numismatic Authority
Basil II (976-1025)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
29.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.32
Obverse Description
Patriarchal Cross crosslet on base, globus, and four steps; to left, facing bust of Basil, bearded, wearing loros, crown with cross, and pendilia; to right, facing bust of Constantine VIII, beardless, wearing chlamys, crown with cross, and pendilia; within triple band border
Obverse Inscription
Ⲉn ΤΟVΤⲰ nΙⲤΑT’ - 𝖻ΑSILⲈIⲤ ϹⲰnST
Reverse Description
Invocation of ruler and ornaments in seven lines; within triple band border
Reverse Inscription
— <annulet> — | ☩ 𝖻ΑSIL’ | ϹϹⲰnSTΑn’ | ΠORF.VROS’ | ΠISΤV𝖻AS’ | RⲰmΑΙⲰ’ | — <annulet> —
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Silver (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 181 (Middle Byzantine silver miliaresion of Basil II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0181>