Description
Collection Number: WC 11364
Object Number:
Dates: 950 - 959
Dimensions: 26.93mm
Weight: 6.19g
Authority: Constantine VII
Languages: Greek
Obverse Type: CONS’CERO’b’RO’; To left, bust of Constantine VII facing, bearded, wearing modified loros and crown with cross. To right, slightly smaller bust of Romanus II facing, beardless, wearing traditional loros and crown with cross. Between them they hold globus surmounted by patriarchal cross with X in centre.
Obverse Legend:
CONS(’)CERO(’b’RO)
Letters @ 6 o'clock ΛΩ (or Oh+, or (AI)h+)
Obverse Inscription Languages: Greek
Obverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Obverse Inscription Comment: N/A
Reverse Type: COS’/CERO/EXRIS’/b’ROEO
Reverse Legend:
CO()S[’]/CERO/EXRIS[’]/bROEO'
Reverse Inscription Languages: Greek
Reverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Reverse Inscription Comments: Punctuation differs from DOC
Bibliography
DOC III p. 568-569 n. 27, Plate XXXIX
BNP p. 577 nn. 65-69, Plate LXXVIII
BMC vol. 2 p. 466 nn. 70-71, Plate LIV,1-2
Ratto p. 97 nn. 1907-1909, Plate --
Sabatier p. n. 17, Plate XLVII,4
Sommer p. 286 n. 36.18
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