Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: three figures, standing and facing front; in middle, Basil I, wearing a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, Leo, his son, wearing a chlamys; to right, Constantine, another son, also wearing a chlamys; all wear a crown with cross; to left, above, and right, inscriptions say ‘LEOnbASILCONSTAϤϚϚ’. Reverse: there are five lines of inscriptions, which begin with a cross, and say ‘bASIL/COnSTAn/TSLEOnEn/ΘObASIL/ROMEOn’; beneath, there is another cross. The inscription on the reverse roughly translates as ‘Basil, Constantine, and Leo, By the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans.’

• History Of Use

  "Follis" (denomination); DO# 10; Sear# 1713.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 3.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner David Herman
• Received from David Herman

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• Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

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• Creation Date between 870 and 879
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3095/1371