Coin Item Number: 3095/1374 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: two figures sitting on a double throne, facing front; to left, Basil I; to right, Constantine, his son; both wear a crown with cross; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription is illegible; above, it says ‘ΘE’; to right, 'NƧAT…S’. Reverse: there are five lines of inscriptions, which begin with a cross, and say ‘bASIL[IO]/[SCO]nSTAn/[TIn]OSEnΘO/[b]ASILEISR/[OMAIO]n’. The inscription on the reverse translates as ‘Basil and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans. Coin has been overstruck.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 9; Sear# 1710.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 868 and 870
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1374
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.6 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 868 and 870
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1374