ROMANUS III, Christ, Cross, King of Kings, 11th Cent. AD, Byzantine Coin

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Romanus III Byzantine Emperor 1028-1034 AD

Romanus III was prefect of Constantinople when the dying emperor, Constantine VIII, forced him to marry his daughter Zoe become his successor. Though eager to make his mark as a ruler, he was unable to relieve the pressure of taxation and lavish expenditure on the Constantinople churches. In 1030 he led a large army against the Muslim Aleppo, but he was defeated. His death by drowning was supposed to have been caused by Empress Zoe who had turned her attentions to her eunuch Michael.  Interestingly, he became Michael IV, the next emperor…

 

The coin featured here has a legend contained in four quadrants of the Cross: IS - XS  BAS-ILE BAS-ILE or "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".

Byzantine Anonymous Coins

 

On these coins the emperor’s name and portrait are not part of the design, hence their designation as anonymous.  Instead of an “earthly king”, these coins depict Christianity’s “King of Kings”, Jesus Christ.  On these coins Christ is often shown seated and facing the camera surrounded by a nimbate.  He wears or holds a combinations of things like; nimbus cruciger, palladium, colobium, Gospels, and crosses.  The reverse of these coins depict many different kinds of features and/or legends.

  Here are the coin's attrib utes:

ROMANUS III, AE Class B Anonymous Follis (26-30 mm, 8.02 gm)  OBV:  IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in centre of dotted square on book REV:  IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps                 SB 1823     1028-1034 A.D. As usual the pictures do not necessarily show off the coins in their entirety.  Let me know if you have questions.

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  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Type: Ancient Byzantine Anonymous Follis
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Era: Byzantine

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