Corinth Coin: 1961 1442
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1961 1442
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Basil I, Contantine, & Leo, Constantinople Mint (AD 870 - AD 879)
Year:   1961
Coin Number:   1442
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Follis
Mint:   Constantinople
Authority:   Basil I, Contantine, & Leo
Obverse Legend:   [+LEOnbASILSCOnSTAYGG]
Obverse Type:   Half-length Basil, facing, center, w. half-length Leo & Constantine, l.&r., crowns w. cross on all.
Reverse Legend:   obscure due to overstrike: +bASIL/COnSTAn/TSLEOnEn/UObASILS/ROMEOn/+
Reverse Type:   Five-line inscription
Symbol:   rev.: cross below inscription
Under Type:   overstruck
Axis Clock:   7
Diameter:   27.5
Chronology:   AD 870 - AD 879
Findspot Description:   Agora SW-D
Excavation Date: 06/09/1961, #3-58 (13)
Notebook 220, p.168, Basket #35; LOT 4995, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. DOC: Class 3.b.
Reference:   DOC III, p.498, 10c
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0309
Image: digital 2010 0310
Image: digital 2010 0311
Notebook Page: NB 220, spread 89 (p. 169)