bby_851520 - CONSTANTINE VII and ZOE Follis
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Type : Follis
Date: 914-919
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,77 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée sur un flan large. Très jolis bustes. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CONSTANTI ET ZOH B'.
Obverse description : Bustes de face de Constantin VII à gauche et de Zoé à droite, tenant la croix patriarcale. Constantin porte le loros et Zoé, la chalmyde.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CONS// TANTIHO// C E ZOH BA// SILIS RO// MEON EN CINQ LIGNES.
Historical background
CONSTANTINE VII and ZOE
(914-919)
Constantin VII, born in 908, was the son of Leo VI and Zoe. He was associated with the throne on May 15, 908, but his uncle Alexander succeeded his brother (912-913). The regency was then exercised by the patriarch Nicolas Mysticus, finally from 914 by Zoé.
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