Coin Item Number: 3095/1402 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Romanus I, co-emperor from 920-944, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a jewelled chlamys; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard, on a diagonal angle; to left, inscription says ‘RWMAnbAS’; to right, ‘IL…W’; there is a cross after the ‘W’, then ‘LE’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘RWMA/nEnΘE[WbA]/SILEVSR[W]/M[AIWn]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Romanus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck, causing some confusion on each side.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 25; Sear# 1760.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 931 and 944
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1402
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 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 931 and 944
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1402