Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1934 266 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Basil I & Constantine, Constantinople Mint (AD 868 - AD 870) | |
Year: | 1934 | |
Coin Number: | 266 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Follis | |
Mint: | Constantinople | |
Authority: | Basil I & Constantine | |
Obverse Legend: | +bASILIOSSCOnST A | |
Obverse Type: | Busts of Basil & Const. facing, crowns w. cross; both r.hands hold labarum, center, w. 4 dots. | |
Reverse Legend: | +bASIL / SCOnSTAn / TInOSEn | |
Reverse Type: | Five-line inscription. | |
Axis Clock: | 6 | |
Diameter: | 27 | |
Chronology: | AD 868 - AD 870 | |
Findspot Description: | Agora S.E. Excavation Date: 04/24/1934, #41-52 Notebook 141 (Broneer), p.7 Card #511, . | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. DOC: Class 1 | |
Reference: | Ed. 90; BMC, p.439.a; DOC III, p.493, 8a. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Image: digital 2010 0303 Image: digital 2010 0304 Image: digital 2010 0305 |