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Follis of Romanus I (Class 4)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 931–944
Object Place: Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (Istanbul), Middle East; Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm; Weight: 5.34 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.333
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Romanus I facing, bearded, wearing chlamys with tablion and heavy crown with cross. In r. hand, labarum scepter topped by trefoil ornament; in l., globus cruciger. Reverse: +RωMA Ƞ'ЄȠΘЄωbA SILЄVSRω MAIωȠ