Æ Miliaresion - Romanos Lekapenos
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (913-959)
|
| Type | Coins |
| Years | 913-959 |
| Value | Miliaresion (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 4.08 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 469014 |
| References | DOC III-2# 19 Philip Grierson; 1993. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection / Volume 3.2. Basil I to Nicephorus III 867-1081 (2nd Edition). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. , BCV# 1756 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned and bearded bust of Romanos Lekapenos, facing, wearing loros with pendilae, holding patriarchal globus cruciger in right hand.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ROMANO EN ϴω B' R'
Translation: Romanos, by God, emperor of the Romans
Reverse
Decorated cross potent on three steps, stars to ether side, legend around, surrounded by three-layed border
Script: Greek
Lettering: IHSUS XRISTUS NICA
Translation: Jesus Christ triumphs
Edge
Plain
Mint
Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)Comments
The exact nature of the so-called “pattern” coins of the Macedonian dynasty is unclear. The tradition attribution of the coinage as pattern coins has been questioned in recent years both due to the relative abundance of the coinage and the multitude of dies used for the issues, which one would not expect from a simple pattern emission. To this uncertainty adds the existence of a partially gilded and partially silvered emission, though it's unclear whether the plating was added at the mint or after the fact. Another possibility is that the coins were tesserae or tokens issued for an unclear purpose, which would better explain the existence of multiple die pairs for each emission.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (913-959) | |||||||||||||||
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