Coin Item Number: 3095/1328 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine VI and Irene, 780-797. Obverse: bust of Irene, facing front; she wears an elaborate crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, she holds a globus cruciger; to right, she holds a cruciform sceptre. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, bust of Constantine VI; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, there is a cross, with a pellet beneath it.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 7; Sear# 1598.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 792 and 797
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1328
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.0 cm, weight 2.59 g
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 792 and 797
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 3095/1328