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Follis - Constantine VII Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 913-959 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a four-line inscription filling the entire field, a format typical of anonymous and imperial Byzantine copper coinage of the 10th century. The bold Greek majuscule lettering reads CONST / EN ΘEO bA / SILEVS R / OMEON, proclaiming Constantine VII as emperor of the Romans by the grace of God. The letters are large, deeply struck, and set against a plain, unadorned field with no exergual line or decorative border. The inscription is enclosed by a faint circular border, partially visible on the irregular flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONST ΕΝ ΘΕΟ bΑ SILEVS R ΟΜΕΟΝ (Translation: Κωνσταντίνος ἐν Θεῷ βα-σιλεύς [τῶν] Ῥ-ωμέων ( for `Ῥωμαίων`) : `Constantinus [ VII ], by the grace of God emperor of the Romans`.) |
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