E-auction 162-99045 - bby_391521 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS Follis
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 27 € |
| Maximum bid : | 50 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 May 2016 15:19:30 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Follis
Date: 945-950
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : ,32 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré. Beau portrait à l’usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CONST' - BASIL' ROM'.
Obverse description : Buste barbu de Constantin VII couronné de face, vêtu du loros, tenant le globe crucigère de la main droite et l’akakia de la main gauche.
Obverse translation : (Constantin roi des romains).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONST'/ EH QE BA/ SILEVS R/ OMEOH.
Reverse description : Légende en quatre lignes.
Reverse translation : (Constantin par la grâce de Dieu rois des Romains).
Commentary
Ce follis semble surfrappé sur un type plus ancien, peut-être de Romain Ier. Portrait détaille.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS
(6/06/913-9/11/959)
Constantine VII and Roman II
Constantin VII was born in 905 in the purple that his nickname recalls. Emperor in 913, he did not reign alone until 944. Roman I, associated with the empire since 920, was deposed by his two surviving sons Stephen and Constantine on December 16, 944. The two co-emperors were in turn eliminated by Constantin VII on January 27, 945. The son of Leo VI then reigned alone for the first time since 913. On April 6, 945, he joined his son, Roman II, who succeeded him on his death and reigned until 963.
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