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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Coin | |
| Name: | 2009 116 | |
| Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Follis of Romanus I (AD 931 - AD 944) | |
| Year: | 2009 | |
| Coin Number: | 116 | |
| Period: | Byzantine | |
| Material: | AE | |
| Denomination: | follis | |
| Authority: | Romanus I | |
| Dynasty: | Macedonian | |
| Obverse Legend: | +R | |
| Obverse Type: | Bust of Romanus I, facing; wearing chlamys, sceptor in r. hand (tilted), globe with cross in l. hand | |
| Reverse Type: | Four-line inscription: +R | |
| Under Type: | only Obverse has traces:Emperor bust wearing chlamys and crown with cross: Leo VI (886-912AD), Class 3 or Christopher (920/931 AD), Class 3 | |
| Axis Clock: | 7 | |
| Weight Description: | 4.88 | |
| Weight: | 4.88 | |
| Diameter: | 29 | |
| Chronology: | AD 931 - AD 944 | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 6423 | |
| Findspot Description: | North of Nezi 6423; N 1030.04, E 267.88, El 84.59 Excavation Date: 5/15/2009 Basket 6423, Nezi Field, context 6423, . | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Notes: | MJ Dewey-Gallimore EXCELLENT CONDITION Class 4 Undertype: only central tassles of chlamys, crease of l. arm, and crown of cross visible | |
| Reference: | DOC 3p. 562-565, 25, pl. 38-39; Undertype: DOC 3 no. 8 and 24 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Images (4) Basket: Nezi Field, context 6423 |
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