Byzantine Constantine VII and Zoe AE Follis Constantinople AD 913-959
Lot 486 · Consigned by olbiacabinet
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Description
Byzantine Empire. Constantine VII Porphyrogentius and Zoe, AD 913-959.
AE Follis, Constantinople mint.
Obv: COҺSTAҺT' CЄ ZOH Ь. Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, on left, wearing loros, and Zoe, on right, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them.
Rev: COҺS / TAҺTIҺO' / CЄ ZOH Ь[A] / SILIS RO / MEOҺ. Legend in five lines.
Weight: 4.8 g
Diameter: 24.8 mm
Condition: Please refer to the photos for the full condition.
A Byzantine bronze follis of Constantine VII Porphyrogentius and Zoe, featuring their facing busts with a patriarchal cross between them. The reverse carries the imperial legend in five lines, typical of this historically interesting joint-reign issue.