- Co 836 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class J) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 1085
- Not before (date)
- 1080
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCIII Anonymous Folles J, pp. 700-701, pl. LXVIII
- Description
- Obverse struck ca. 35-40% off lower flan.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Sparse nicking and one deep chip with crack at reverse axis 3-4; slight, sparse pitting; extensive delaminating flakes. Incipient white bronze disease especially on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 78, no. 1225 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 23.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.73
- Obverse Description
- Facing bust of bearded Christ, surrounded by cruciform nimbus of dotted rays and one crescent each in upper angles, wearing tunic and himation [and holding book in left hand]
- Obverse Description
- Undertype (axis 6): uncertain inscription in several lines
- Reverse Description
- Cross pattée decorated with one globule and two small dots at end of each arm, with four globes surrounded by small dots in quadrants and two large crescents with dots below
- 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 836 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class J).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0836>
