Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | T 1926 748 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Anonymous Series A1, Constantinople Mint (AD 969 - AD 1030) | |
Year: | 1926 | |
Coin Number: | 748 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Denomination: | Follis | |
Mint: | Constantinople | |
Authority: | Anonymous Series A1 | |
Obverse Legend: | ||
Obverse Type: | Nimbus bust of Christ facing; holding Gospels | |
Reverse Type: | Four-line inscription | |
Symbol: | Letters | |
Counter Stamp: | Overstruck on Nicephorus II; over Constantine VII | |
Weight Description: | 6.35 | |
Weight: | 6.35 | |
Diameter: | 28 | |
Chronology: | AD 969 - AD 1030 | |
Findspot Description: | Theater; West Cavea; Opposite west stage; 0.5m above orchestra Excavation date: 4/27/1926, . | |
Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Irregular A1 (has pellet below inscription = A2) | |
Reference: | DOC III pt.2 p.649, A.1.6 | |
Published: | Hesperia 1987, p. 139, 658 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: MacIsaac, Hesperia 56:2, 1987 Images (5) |