Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 446 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople)

: Co 446 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople) [permalink]
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 (Constantinople Class 4)
Contributor Notes: 2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Preservation description: Wear: VF. Moderately nicked and cracked edge, with portion snapped off at obverse lower right; extensive slight pitting and somewhat frequent, thin delamination on both faces. Thin patches of white to pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 75, no. 1169 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Follis
Numismatic Authority: Romanus I Lecapenus (920-944)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 23.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.6
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: ☩ RⲰmAn′ [𝖻AS-ILⲈVS RⲰm′]
Reverse Description: Imperial name in four lines within thin dotted border
Reverse Inscription: ☩ RⲰmA|ṇ′ Ⲉn ΘⲈⲰ 𝖻[A]|SILⲈ̣VS ṚⲰ|mAIⲰ̣ṇ
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
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