Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Romanus I, co-emperor from 920-944, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a jewelled chlamys; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard, on a diagonal angle; to left, inscription says ‘RWMAnbAS’; to right, ‘IL…W’; there is a cross after the ‘W’, then ‘LE’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘RWMA/nEnΘE[WbA]/SILEVSR[W]/M[AIWn]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Romanus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck, causing some confusion on each side.

• History Of Use

  "Follis" (denomination); DO# 25; Sear# 1760.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.8 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 931 and 944
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3095/1402