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Follis - Romanos I Lekapenos Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 931-944 |
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| Value | Follis (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal crowned bust of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos, rendered in the hieratic Byzantine style, wearing the imperial chlamys fastened at the right shoulder. The emperor holds a transverse labarum staff surmounted by a Christogram in his right hand and a cruciger globus in his left, both symbols of imperial and divine authority. The effigy is executed in low relief typical of late Macedonian-era anonymous folles, with a flat, stylised facial treatment. A circular legend in Greek majuscules surrounds the bust, identifying the emperor by name and title. |
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| Obverse lettering | + RωMAN' bASILЄVS RωM' (Translation: Romanus, King of the Romans) |
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| Mintage | ND (931-944) - Constantinopolis |
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