- Co 233 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class K) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1092
- Not before (date)
- 1085
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCIII Anonymous Folles Class K, pp. 702-704, pl. LXVIII
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/G. One edge snapped off (or clipped) and slight, sparse nicking over other segments; somewhat sparse, moderate pitting to cratering and rare gouging. Faint incipient bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 78, no. 1217 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Byzantine, Uncertain“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 22.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.29
- Obverse Description
- Facing bust of bearded Christ with cruciform nimbus, wearing [tunic and himation], holding Gospels; within border of large dots (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- To left and right, [IⲤ] – X[Ⲥ]
- Reverse Description
- Facing three-quarter-length figure of the Virgin Mary, numbate, in orans position, wearing tunic and maphorion; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Μ[Ρ – ΘΥ]
- 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 233 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class K).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0233>
