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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1564
People
Issued by Anonymous Coin
Title
Anonymous Follis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1080-1085 CE
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75081

Physical Descriptions

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, J.2 (p. 701)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1564
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ Pantocrator (Type VIIIe) facing, bearded, with cross behind head having 5-pellet design on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. clasps book with visible pellets to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents.

Rev.: Latin cross with large pellet and two small pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To l. and r., above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.

Verification Level

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