Byzantine Rex Regnatum Class C Coin of Michael IV or Constantine IX
1911.08.0002
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Byzantine Rex Regnatum Class C Coin of Michael IV or Constantine IX (1911.08.0002) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Byzantine Empire |
Date | 1035 – 1041, 1042 – 1050 |
Culture | Byzantine |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 2.86 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Depth) | 0.89 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 7.77 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | metal--bronze |
Manufacturing Processes | N/A |
Research Remarks
Description | Follis with die position at 7 o'clock. Obv: E[MMA NOVHA]. Half length figure of Christ standing facing; r. in benediction; l. holds book of Gospels with two central pellets and some nine pellets in border; cross in nine pellets in border; cross in nimbus has one pellet in each limb; in flield l., IC and r., XC. Rev: Cross ornamented with pellets with IC, XC NI KA. (C and K almost off flan). |
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Published Description | Under Review |
Bibliography | M. A. Kowalczuk, UIUC MA Thesis, p.97 no. 329 with refs: Bates 1164 and DOak C1-C48 |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Arthur Stanley Pease |
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Reproduction | no |
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