Coin of Romanos I
CoinsByzantine10th century

Coin of Romanos I

931-944 CE

Artists

Romanos ICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Above and below inscription, -- cross -- . Three borders of pellets ornamented with eight globules. Rev.: Cross potent on three steps, at cross's intersection, oval medallian with facing bust of Romanus having long beard and wearing modified loros and crown with pendilia. Beneath steps of cross, cross (formed by central dot and one dot each above and to side of it). Three borders of pellets, with four globules on outer borders.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Century
10th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.01 g

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