- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“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>
