Google Earth| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Coin | |
| Name: | 2012 56 | |
| Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Constantine VII, Constantinople Mint (AD 945 - AD 950) | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Coin Number: | 56 | |
| Period: | Byzantine | |
| Material: | AE | |
| Denomination: | follis | |
| Mint: | Constantinople | |
| Authority: | Constantine VII | |
| Dynasty: | Macedonian | |
| Comments: | Overstruck on Constantine VII follis, obv. on rev. Obv. Romanus I, chlamys with tablion, crown with cross, ]bASIL[e]u[ over crown. Doc III2 p. 562 class 4. | |
| Obverse Legend: | ]STbA-S[ | |
| Obverse Type: | Emperor bust, facing, bearded, crown with cross, modified loros | |
| Reverse Legend: | +]cohST/EhUEOb/SILEUSR/OM[EO]N | |
| Reverse Type: | Four line inscription, half in latin, half in Greek | |
| Axis Clock: | 6 | |
| Weight Description: | 4.44 | |
| Weight: | 4.44 | |
| Diameter: | 29 | |
| Chronology: | AD 945 - AD 950 | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 749 | |
| Findspot Description: | Nezi 749, 256.74 E. 1010.50 N, 85.67 H, Nezi Field, context 749, . | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Reference: | DOC III2 p. 565, class 5, n. 26.18 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Basket: Nezi Field, context 749 |
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