Coin Item Number: 2189/521 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Obverse: too worn to read. Reverse: inscription, too worn to read 'ISXS; bASIL[epsilon]; bASIL'? Coin has a hole through the bottom, and the notes on the mount said 'Constantine IX, Sear 1836'.
History Of Use
Coin during Byzantine Empire; "Follis" (Class D ?) (denomination); Emperor Constantinus IX (Constantinus X, Isaac I ?)
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey ? or Constantinopolis, Turkey ? between 1050 and 1060
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 2189/521
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.223 cm, width 2.984 cm, depth 2.477 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey ? or Constantinopolis, Turkey ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1050 and 1060
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2189/0521