Randomly selected Byzantine bronze coins issued during the reign of Emperor Romanus III between 1028-1034 AD. These coins have been professionally cleaned, identified and packaged inside vinyl coin flips with information inserts.
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| Obverse Lettering: EMMANOVHL / IC XC | Reverse Lettering: IS XS / BASILE / BASILE |
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These Byzantine coins were issued in the of city Constantinople (modern Istanbul) between 1028-1034. This was part of an Anonymous Bronze coinage series which was minted for nearly a century. Unlike earlier coins, they display no imperial portraits, only religious motifs. Despite this, they can still be dated to reign of Romanus III through the use of associated archaeological findings. This coin features the bust of Christ on the obverse holding the book of Gospels and a cross resting on three steps on the reverse.
Romanus III was Byzantine Emperor from 15 November 1028 until his death. He was a Byzantine noble and senior official in Constantinople when the dying Constantine VIII forced him to divorce his wife and marry the emperor's daughter Zoë. Upon Constantine's death three days later, Romanos took the throne at age 60. Romanus has been recorded as a well meaning but ineffective emperor. He disorganised the tax system and undermined the military, personally leading a disastrous military expedition against the Saracens, and was disgraced when he fled on horseback. He is well known for spending large amounts on the construction and repair of churches and monasteries.