Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 1993 18 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Romanus IV, Constantinople Mint (AD 1068 - AD 1071) | |
Year: | 1993 | |
Coin Number: | 18 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Follis | |
Mint: | Constantinople | |
Authority: | Romanus IV | |
Obverse Legend: | No legend, [IC-XC] over NI-KA | |
Obverse Type: | Bust of Christ, facing, bearded, [cr.-nimbus]; [r.hand raised in blessing, l.hand holds book]. | |
Reverse Legend: | C-R-P-[ | |
Reverse Type: | Latin cross, w. X at the intersection. | |
Axis Clock: | 6 | |
Weight Description: | 1.90 | |
Weight: | 1.90 | |
Diameter: | 19 | |
Chronology: | AD 1068 - AD 1071 | |
Context: | NB855 B29 P43 | |
Findspot Description: | Temple E, SE; floor of hearth structure 2.56m from W. scarp, 2.35m from N scarp Excavation Date: 04/12/1993 Notebook 855, p.43, Basket #29; LOT 93-19, NB855 B29 P43, . | |
Area: | Temple E, Southeast | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Poor, cut-down. | |
Reference: | DOC III, p.796, 8. | |
Published: | Hesperia 1994, p. 48, 37. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 63:1, 1994 Image: digital 2010 0386 Image: digital 2010 0387 Image: digital 2010 0388 |