Co 446 (Early-Middle Byzantine follis of Romanos I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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