WC 10901

Description

Collection Number: WC 10901

Object Number:

Dates: 921 - 931

Denomination: Solidus

Dimensions: 20.88mm

Weight: 4.28g

Authority: Constantine VII

Mint: Constantinopolis Constantinople

Languages: Greek

Obverse Type: IhSXPS RX – RATIM; Christ seated facing, bearded, on small lyre backed throne, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised outwards in blessing, book resting on left knee

Obverse Legend:

IhSXPS RX – RATIM  (with central dot)

Obverse Inscription Languages: Greek

Obverse Mintmarks:

N/A

Obverse Inscription Comment: Variant with symbol other than star

Reverse Type: ROA’ E XPISO FO’ Ab’; To left bust of Romanus facing, bearded, wearing traditional loros and crown with cross. To right, slightly smaller bust of Christopher facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross. Between them they hold patriarchal cross

Reverse Legend:

R'OA E XPISO FO[’] AI

Reverse Inscription Languages: Greek

Reverse Mintmarks:

N/A

Reverse Inscription Comments: Punctuation differs from DOC

Bibliography

DOC III p. 547 n. 7.16, Plate XXXVI

cf. BNP pp. 567-568 nn. 2-8, Plate LXXVII

BMC vol. 2 pp. 458-459 nn. 35-38, Plate LIII,1

Ratto p. 95 n. 1892, Plate XLIV

Sabatier p. 124 n. 3, Plate XLVI,6

Sommer p. 284 n. 36.5

Sear 1745

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