Publication Catalogue
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Description
- Coin (from sieve)
- Corroded on both faces; some encrustation; rims visible on both sides; obverse: possibly monogram; reverse: profile suggests detail to be revealed on cleaning; possible 9th c. (Basil I?)
- Anokhin: Basil II and Constantine VIII (1016-1025); Grierson: Basil I (876-879)
- Monogram of Basil and Constantine (κ Β ω). Barely visible
- Cross on steps with dots in both fields. Barely visible.
- Anokhin 1980, Pl. XXIX, no. 445 (Basil II with Constantine VIII, Issue II, 1016-1025); DOC III, 19 (Basil I, Class 3, 876-879); Grierson 1982, no. 869 (Basil I, 876-879).
- MC 83 [19336].
Find Details
- 2.4cm
- 0.25cm
- 11.3g
- 12
- 23mm
Dates
- 876 (As ISO8601 Year)
- 1017 (As ISO8601 Year)
- 879 (As ISO8601 Year)
- 1025 (As ISO8601 Year)
Linked Contexts
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Context: CH05SR_649
- Compact light brown layer mixed with loose stones, pottery and bones. It is cut (650) along the western cut of the bedrock (728)
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