Coin Item Number: 3095/1403 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 right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘S’; to right, ‘ILEV’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘RWMA/[n]EnΘEW[bA]/[SIL]EVS[RW]/MAIW[n]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Romanus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.
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
- 3095/1403
- 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 931 and 944
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1403