Co 183 (Middle Byzantine silver miliaresion of Basil II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
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
Published as
DOCIII Basil II 18d.1, p. 630, pl. XLVI (Constantinople Class II B (4))
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 76, no. 1175 (R. Hohlfelder)
Published as
ScrantonRamage1964, pp. 144-145
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Miliaresion
Numismatic Authority
Basil II (976-1025)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
27.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.38
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 Τ]ΟVΤⲰ nΙⲤ[ΑT’ - 𝖻Α]SILⲈIⲤ Ϲ[ⲰnST]
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)
Photograph
Photograph