ROMANUS IV DIOGENES COPPER FOLLIS - XI CENTURY ( 1068-1070 )

Original Byzantine copper follis from XI century.

Romanus IV Diogenes, Constantinople ( 1068-1071 ). Coin set on a sterling silver handcrafted surrounding structure. Necklace made of sterling silver. Coin in copper.

Chain length : 55 cm

Coin diameter : 2,7 cm

Made in Georgia

On obverse : Bust of Christ facing, dotted cross behind head, holding book of Gospels with both hands.

On reverse : C-R P-Delta in the four angles of a cross with globe and two dots at each extremity, cross in the centre. Romanus IV Diogenes' coins typically show his full name "Romanus IV", but regional mints or the use of specific abbreviations for titles like "P" for Pater (father), or "R" for Romanus might appear in certain variations.

Romanos IV Diogenes was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the empire, he is nevertheless best known for his defeat and capture in 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, which played a major role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and allowed for its gradual Turkification.