Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1395
Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, to left, and Romanus II, his son, to right; each wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; between them, they hold a long patriarchal cross resting on a globe; there is an ‘X’ in the middle of the cross; to left and right, inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘COnST/[CE]ROMAn/[En]XRIST/[b]ROMEO’.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 27; Sear# 1762.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.7 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 950 and 959
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1395