Record ID: LON-E26C6E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Byzantine Copper alloy Follis of Anastasius, Justin I or Justinian I, Mint of Constantinople dating to AD 512-38 Obverse: [ ]; Unclear diademed bust right Reverse: Large M; above, cross; to left, star; to right, star; below, [?]; Mintmark: CON Dimensions: diameter: 34.33mm; weight: 16.75g
Created on: Friday 29th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: LON-B2F5CF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver drachm of Khosrow II (also known as Khusro II, Chosroes II or Khusraw Parvēz), Sasanian king in Iran, AD 590-628. Mint LAM= Ram Hormuz in southwestern Iran. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II facing right, Zoroastrian astrological symbols: stars and crescents around perimeter. Reverse: Holy fire-altar flanked by two attendants, monograms/ Zoroastrian astrological symbols. Similar drachms on the database are LVPL2174 and LEIC-BF6164. Gareth Williams pers com "It's not impossible that such a coin could have reached England in Viking hands. There was a Byzantine coin…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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