Coin: Byzantine Rex Regnatum Class C Coin of Michael IV or Constantine IX
1911.08.0003
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Coin: Byzantine Rex Regnatum Class C Coin of Michael IV or Constantine IX (1911.08.0003) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Byzantine Empire, 1035 – 1050 |
| Culture | Byzantine |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 2.82 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Depth) | 0.75 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 9.97 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Copper |
| Manufacturing Processes | N/A |
| Munsell Color Information | Strong Brown (5 Y R 4/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Follis with die position at 6 o'clock. Obv: [EMMA 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. barred, IC and r., XC . Rev: Cross ornamented with pellets with IC, XC NI KA. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Kowalczuk, M. A. UIUC MA Thesis, p.97 no. 328 with refs: Bates 1164 and DOak C1-C48 |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Arthur Stanley Pease |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |