Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, to left, and Zoe, his mother, to right; Constantine VII wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; Zoe wears a chlamys; both wear a crown with cross; between them, they hold a patriarchal cross; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘COnSTAn’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross and says ‘COnS/TAnTInO/CEZOHbA/SILISRO/MEOn’. In translation, the inscription on the reverse says ‘Constantine and Zoe, Kings of the Romans.’

• History Of Use

  "Follis" (denomination); DO# 22; Sear# 1758.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.3 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 914 and 919
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3095/1398