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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1536
People
Issued by Anonymous Coin
Title
Anonymous Follis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 1060 CE
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74677

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.80 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: No inscr. In field, IC XC (both overlined).
  • Reverse Inscription: IS XS | bASILE | bASIL'

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, E.8 (p. 689)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1536
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 cross nimbus having one pellet in upright arm and two in each lateral arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, l. holds book, with 5-pellet design on cover, from beneath.

Rev.: Inscription, bounded by -- + -- on top and -- wide u -- on bottom.

Verification Level

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