KC100 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class A2) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
1035
Not before (date)
976
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Co 411
Comparanda
DOCIII Anonymous Folles Class A2, pp. 649-674 (details obscure)
Preservation comment
Wear: aG/G. Severe wear around margins; Extensive, minute pitting and surficial cracking; deeply nicked edge; roughly 30% of flan sheared off after use.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1141-1142, no. 852, fig. 23.14
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Follis
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
30.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.56
Obverse Description
Facing half-length figure of bearded Christ with cruciform nimbus of two-dotted rays, wearing tunic and himation and holding Gospels with jeweled cover (traces) [; within thin dotted border]
Obverse Inscription
[☩ ⲈΜΜΑ-ΝΟΥΗΛ]; to left and right, Ι[Ⲥ-ΧⲤ]
Reverse Description
Four-line inscription [within thin dotted border]
Reverse Inscription
[☩ I]hSϥS | XPICT[ϥS] | 𝖻ASI[LⲈϥ′ | 𝖻ASILⲈ′]
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Jesus Christ (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation
“KC100 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class A2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc100>