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Description

  • Coin
  • Obverse: Stylized capital letter beta; to the left a kappa; to the right an omega. Rope border 0.2 cm wide, 0.1 cm deep at edge. Reverse: Cross on three-step pedestal; on either side of shaft two circles; shaft of cross topped by triangular finial. Two concentric borders: inner 0.2 cm wide, outer is rope border 0.2 cm wide.
  • Anokhin: Basil II and Constantine VIII (1016-1025); Grierson: Basil I (876-879)
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  • Monogram of Basil and Constantine (κ Β ω).
  • Cross on steps with dots in both fields.
  • 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 23 [19464]. Noted in catalogue as coin of Constantine VII and Romanus II, but monogram and citations both indicate that this is an error.

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Find Details

  • 2.4cm
  • 0.2cm
  • 9.36g
  • 12
  • 24mm

Dates

  • 876 (As ISO8601 Year)
  • 1016 (As ISO8601 Year)
  • 879 (As ISO8601 Year)
  • 1025 (As ISO8601 Year)

Linked Contexts

  • Context: CH06SR_753
    • Layer of loosely packed, medium brown soil, heavy with debris of all types - especially iron nails (50+), pottery sherds, glass fragments and bronze (copper alloy) coinage. This layer was very thick - easily 20cm - and filled the whole of cut 728. There was very little ash or charcoal in this layer, though, as we reached the next context layer, there was an increasing amount of clay lumps in the soil and it became much more compact. There were also very many medium-large stones (many reused).

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Events

  • Recorded By
    • RS
    Date Analyzed
    28-6-2006
  • Entered By
    • CMA

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