Basil I - AE Follis
Obverse
Name/Title
Basil I - AE FollisEntry/Object ID
C2020-BZ35-694Collection
ByzantineMintage
Mint
ConstantinopleDate made
868 CE - 870 CETime Period
ByzantinePlace of Origin
City
ConstantinopleManufacture Method
StruckCoin Details
Obverse
Description
Basil I, crowned, laureate, seated facing; to right, Constantine, crowned, laureate, seated facing; both holding a standard bearing X between.Transcription
+bASLI - S CONSTAN (bASIL)Translation
Kings Basil and ConstantineReverse
Description
Inscription surrounded by border of dots.Transcription
+bASILIO-S CONSTA-TINOS EN ΘO(Overlined) - bASILEIS R-OMANIONTranslation
Basil Constantine in God King of the RomansIssuing Authority
Basil IDenomination
AE FollisEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
BosporusCulture/Tribe
Byzantine