Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 4 of Constantinople

Date
931 AD - 944 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1986.C86.0011
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 4
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantine VII and Romanos I Lekapenos
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1242
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in chlamys and crown with cross, holds in r. labarum scepter with trefoil and in l. gl. cr. +RWMAn’bASILЄVSRWM’; Reverse: +RωmA/n’ЄnΘЄWbA/SILЄVSRW/MAIWn.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 7.9g; Diameter: 25mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC III.2, p. 562, no. 25
Author
JDE