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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1463
People
Issued by Anonymous Coin
Title
Anonymous Follis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
976(?)-c. 1030/1035 CE
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75141

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.54 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Letters blundered (+E+NNO O IMI)
  • Reverse Inscription: +IhSYS | XRISTYS | bASILEY' | bASILE' . Letters blundered; last line reads, bAILE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, A2.41.12 (p. 669)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1463
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Christ (Type VIIb) facing, bearded, with nimbus cross having X with pellets between arms, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. holds book with ornate cover (similar design to that on nimbus cross, except circle with pellet in the middle at middle of X) from beneath.

Rev.: Inscr., -- diamond -- above and beneath.

Verification Level

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