Coin Item Number: 3095/1407 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, to left, and Zoe, his mother, to right; Constantine VII wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; both wear a crown with cross; between them, they hold a patriarchal cross; to left, inscription says ‘COnSTAn’; to right, ‘T’. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross, which says ‘Co[nS]/TAnTIn[O]/CEZOHbA/SILISRO/MEO[n]’. In translation, the inscription on the reverse says ‘Constantine and Zoe, Kings of the Romans.’
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 22; Sear# 1758.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 914 and 919
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1407
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.3 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 914 and 919
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1407