Co 233 (Middle Byzantine follis, Anonymous Class K) [permalink]

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

Contributor Notes

2015 (June 17): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

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

Reverse Photograph