Romanus III - Fourrée AV Histamenon Nomisma
Obverse
Name/Title
Romanus III - Fourrée AV Histamenon NomismaEntry/Object ID
C2020-BZ16-575Description
A contemporary forgery (or fourrée) of a coin of Byzantine Emperor Romanus III.Collection
ByzantineMintage
Mint
ConstantinopleDate made
1028 CE - 1034 CETime Period
ByzantinePlace of Origin
City
ConstantinopleManufacture Method
StruckCoin Details
Obverse
Description
Christ nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, enthroned facing, raising right hand and holding book of Gospels. Double border.Transcription
(IhS XIS REX) - REGNANTINMReverse
Description
Emperor standing left, Virgin, nimbate standing right, crowning the emperor who holds a cross on a globe in his left, MΘ in field above.Transcription
ΘCE bOHΘ RωMANωIssuing Authority
UnknownDenomination
AV Histamenon NomismaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
BosporusCulture/Tribe
Byzantine