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Maker(s):Constantine VII (minted under)
Culture:Byzantine
Title:Solidus of Constantine VII
Date Made:945 - 959 CE
Type:Coin/Money
Materials:Gold
Place Made:Europe; Asia; Turkey; Constantinople
Measurements:19mm; 4.350g
Accession Number:  MH 2004.13.444
Credit Line:Gift of the Estate of Nathan Whitman
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Bust of Christ facing with nimbus cruciger, tunic and himation, right raised in blessing, gospels in left; +IhS XPS REX REGNANTIVM'
Reverse: Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, in a loros on left, and his son Romanus II, right, they hold a long patriarchal cross; COnSTAnT' CE ROMAN' AVGG bR

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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