Corinth Coin: 1967 637
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1967 637
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Basil I, Constantinople Mint (AD 870 - AD 879)
Year:   1967
Coin Number:   637
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Follis
Mint:   Constantinople
Authority:   Basil I
Obverse Legend:   +bASILIO-S-bASILEVS*
Obverse Type:   Emp, seated on lyre-backed throne, facing, crown w. cross; holds labarum in r.hand, l.hand on lap.
Reverse Legend:   +bASIL/IOSEnEO/bASILEVS/ROMEOn
Reverse Type:   Four-line inscription
Axis Clock:   6
Diameter:   26
Chronology:   AD 870 - AD 879
Findspot Description:   Roman Bath, 67; West. Trench F.
Excavation Date: 06/01/1967
Notebok 365, p.61, Basket #1, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. DOC: Class 5
Reference:   BMC, p.438, 8-10; DOC III, p.500-1, 12
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0358
Image: digital 2010 0359
Image: digital 2010 0360
Notebook Page: NB 365, spread 39 (p. 62)