Co 446 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
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)
Preservation comment
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|n’ Ⲉn ΘⲈⲰ 𝖻[A]|SILⲈVS RⲰ|mAIⲰn
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)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 446 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I 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/co0446>