- Co 745 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class B) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1042
- Not before (date)
- 1030
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCIII Anonymous Class B, pp. 676-679, pl. LV
- Description
- Original follis clipped down into even hexagon that retains roughly 30% of the coin and carefully frames the head of Christ. Perhaps this was some kind of religious keepsake, token, or possibly ring bezel.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Patches of differential attrition across obverse and sparse, minute pitting. Narrow areas of white bronze disease on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, pp. 78, 92, no. 1222 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.3
- Obverse Description
- Facing bust of bearded Christ, surrounded by cruciform nimbus of dotted rays and one globule each in upper angles, wearing tunic and kolobion and holding Gospels [with five-jeweled cover]
- Reverse Description
- Cross on [three-]stepped base; inscription in angles
- Reverse Inscription
- [IS-XS | 𝖻]AS-I[LⲈ | 𝖻]AS-IL[Ⲉ]
- 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)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 745 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class B).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0745>
