Coin Item Number: 3095/1408 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; in front of his body, he holds an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘bA’; to right, ‘SILROM’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘COnST/[E]nΘEObA/[S]ILEVSR/[O]MEOn.’ The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Constantine, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans.’
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 26; Sear# 1761.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 945 and 959
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1408
- 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 945 and 959
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1408