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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1549
People
Issued by Anonymous Coin
Title
Anonymous Follis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1065- 1070 CE
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75009

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.93 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr. In field, IC XC (both overlined).
  • Reverse Inscription: No inscr. In field, MP ThetaV (both overlined)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, G.27 (p. 694)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1549
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ (Type IXa) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand blessing inwards in sling of cloak, scroll held in l. Border of large pellets. Very worn. Overstruck on Class F.

Rev.: Bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. Border of large pellets.

Verification Level

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