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, inscription is illegible; to right, it says ‘MAn’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘COnST/[C]EROMA[n]/[En]XRIST/[b]ROMEO’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Constantine and Romanus, by Christ, kings of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck.

• History Of Use

  "Follis" (denomination); DO# 27; Sear# 1762.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 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 950 and 959
• Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3095/1420