- Co 42 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class D) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1060
- Not before (date)
- 1050
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCIII Anonymous Class D, pp. 685–687
- Comparanda
- Morrisson1970, II.107-119 (Class D), p. 601
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF. One large break along edge and smaller, worn chips. Faint, light green patination on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 78, no. 1209 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 31.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 7.63
- Obverse Description
- Nimbate and bearded Christ facing on throne with back, wearing tunic and himation, holding Gospels in both hands; within band border
- Obverse Description
- Undertype (axis 6): Nimbate bust of Christ facing (Class A?)
- Obverse Inscription
- Beside head, IⲤ - XⲤ
- Reverse Description
- Invocation and symbols in five lines; within band border
- Reverse Inscription
- Undertype: details of design on A of 𝖻ASIL from earlier anonymous follis (Class A?)
- Reverse Inscription
- — + over crescent — | ISXS | 𝖻ASILⲈ | 𝖻ASIL | — dot over crescent —
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Jesus Christ (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 42 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class D).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0042>
