Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Coin | |
Name: | 2009 148 | |
Title: | Byzantine Copper/Bronze Coin of Leo VI (AD 886 - AD 912) | |
Year: | 2009 | |
Coin Number: | 148 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Material: | AE | |
Authority: | Leo VI | |
Dynasty: | Macedonian | |
Obverse Legend: | ||
Obverse Type: | Bust of Emp. Facing; crown with cross, robe pinned at right shoulder, object in left hand | |
Reverse Type: | Four line inscription: | |
Axis Clock: | 6 | |
Weight Description: | 5 | |
Weight: | 5 | |
Diameter: | 21 | |
Chronology: | AD 886 - AD 912 | |
Context: | Nezi Field, context 6484 | |
Nezi Field, context 6540 | ||
Findspot Description: | N of Nezi 6484 sieve, Nezi Field, context 6484 Nezi Field, context 6540, . | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Notes: | identified by Dan Leon, Karl Goetze Hole punched for secondary use as a medallion obscuring the R of ROMEON on the reverse. A crack runs between LEON and BAS on the obverse and distrubs the SI of BASILEUS on the reverse. | |
Reference: | Grierson #820, p. 184, pl. 46 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Basket: Nezi Field, context 6484 Basket: Nezi Field, context 6540 |