Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1174
Byzantine coin, most likely from the seventh century CE. Obverse: bust of a ruler, facing forwards; to left, inscription says ‘NO’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘[A]NNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’. Collector’s envelope suggests both Constantine IV and Constantine V for this coin.
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History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination).
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.9 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 600 and 700
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1174