ROMANUS III, Christian Cross, Christ, King of Kings, Byzantine Emperor Coin

Description

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, in order to 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…
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.
The
legend
IS XS
/
bASILE
/
bASIL
is translated as "Jesus Christ King of Kings".
Here are the coin's attrib
utes:
ROMANUS III, AE Class B Anonymous Follis (28-30 mm, 9.83 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
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.
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