Co 187 (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

Comparanda

DOCIII Basil II 18d.1, p. 630, pl. XLVI (Constantinople Class II B (4))

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 76, no. 1179 (R. Hohlfelder)

Published as

ScrantonRamage1964, pp. 144-145

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Miliaresion

Numismatic Authority

Basil II (976-1025)

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.78

Numismatic Weight (g)

28.0

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’ - 𝖻Α[SILⲈ]IⲤ 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)

Photograph

Photograph