Follis - Romanos I Lekapenos Constantinopolis

€58,313.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year931-944
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueFollis (1⁄288)
CurrencySecond Solidus Nomisma (720-1092)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.54 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#1760, DOC III-2#25a
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust of RomaIn I, front, wearing the chlamydia, holding the transversal chrism labarum in his right hand and a cruciger globe in his left.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering+ RωMAN’ bASILЄVS RωM’
(Translation: Romanus, King of the Romans)
Reverse descriptionCaption in four lines
Reverse script
Reverse lettering+ RωMA / N’ ЄN ΘЄΟ bA / SILЄVS Rω / MAIωN
(Translation: Romanus, by the grace of God, King of the Romans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (931-944)  - Constantinopolis -
Catalog ID9977873990
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