Coin Item Number: 3095/1395 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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 and right, inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘COnST/[CE]ROMAn/[En]XRIST/[b]ROMEO’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 27; Sear# 1762.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 950 and 959
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1395
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.7 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 950 and 959
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1395