Coin Item Number: 3095/1354 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Theophilus, 829-842. Obverse: Theophilus, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf, and a tufa, a crown with peacock feathers; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘ΘEOFIL; to right, ‘bASIL’. Reverse: there are four lines of inscriptions, which begin with a cross: ‘ΘEO/FILEAVS/OVSTESV/nICAS’. The Sear catalogue translates this inscription as: 'Theophilus Augustus May You Conquer'.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 15; Sear# 1667.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 830 and 842
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1354
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.5 cm
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 830 and 842
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1354