Original scientific paper
The Coinage of Romanos III Argyros in the Archaeological museum in Split ,catalogue
Ivan Marović
Abstract
This is a catalogue of 59 histamenoi of the Byzantine emperor Romanos III Argyros in the Numismatic Cabinet of the Archaeological museum in Split. Itshould be attached to the author’s article published in the VAHD 87-89/1994-1996, p. 305-334.
The provenance of these coins is mostly unknown. There is a hoard fromKlobuk near Ljubuški containing 23 histamenoi. Single pieces are registratedin Zagvozd, Čaporice, Dugopolje and reveal the surroundings of Narona. The authordraws attention to the number of dots in loros - 8 or 6 or 5 or 4 or even 3 dots, that is a unique example so far. The diameter of these coins ranges from 23.5 - 25 mm, and their weight ranges from 4.31 - 4.40 gr. The dies of the coins are marked with the letters A-Z/A-O/O and the die analyze show 39 different dies
Keywords
Hrčak ID:
198269
URI
Publication date:
15.11.1999.
Visits: 411 *