Record ID: DUR-7D8726
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold coin, Early Medieval Byzantine, pierced, treasure This was examined by Barrie Cook who comments- I have examined a single coin reported found in the Bedale area. The coin is a gold histamenon trachy of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078), class IId and it weighs 4.17g, at the lower end of the range for examples of this coin. It was struck in Constantinople. The obverse of the coin depicts a bust of Christ, raising his hand in blessing and the reverse shows a bust of the emperor with his name and titles in Greek letters. Although the Byzantine gold coinage was fa…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ADFDB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy half-follis of Justin I (AD 518-27) or Justinian I (AD 527- 567), minted in Constantinople, Nicomedia or Cyzicus, and dating to AD 512-37. For Justin I, mint of Constantinople (MIBE I, pl. 7, cf. no. 19) and mint of Nicomedia (MIBE I, pl. 8, cf. no. N42) and mint of Cyzicus (MIBE I, pl. 9, no. 57); for Justinian I, mint of Constantinople (MIBE I, pls. 19-20, cf. nos. 90-91).
Created on: Thursday 20th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birdoswald Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-EBAF01
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold solidus of Heraclius, AD 610-641, mint of Constantinople, AD 613-6. Obv. [dd NN hERA]CLIUS ET hERA CONST P P AVG; Facing busts of Heraclius, wearing chlamys and flat crown with cross, and (smaller bust) Heraclius Constantine with chlamys and flat crown with cross. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGE; Cross Potent on base of three steps Mintmark: - N//CONOB (= pure gold of Constantinople) Reference: Dumbarton Oaks Vol II, Part 1, p. 248, nos 9a.1-3
Created on: Monday 2nd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-874C64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy follis of Justinian I (527-65) minted in Antioch, 547-548. MIBE 145a
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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