Coin Item Number: 3095/1375 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Basil I; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘bAS’; above and to right, it says ‘SSCOnSTAϤϚϚ’. Reverse: there is an inscription over five lines which begins with a cross, and says ‘bAS[IL]/SCOnSTAn/TInOSEnΘO/bASILEIS[R]/OMAIO[n]’. The inscription on the reverse translates as ‘Basil and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 8; Sear# 1721.
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
- 3095/1375
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.8 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
- 3095/1375