1034-1041 Anonymous Follis Class C, Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
$78.00
Features
Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
|---|---|
Emperor | |
Type | Standard circulation coins |
Years | 1034-1041 |
Value | Follis (1⁄288) |
Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 11 g |
Diameter | 30 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N#47703 |
References | BCV# 1825 |
Obverse
Three-quarter length figure of Christ Antiphonetes standing facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium and raising right hand in benediction, book of gospels in left hand.
Lettering:
+ЄMMANOVHΛ
IC XC
Translation:
ЄMMANOVHΛ : "God is with us"
I(-HCOY-)C X(-PICTO-)C : "Jesus Christ"
Reverse
Jewelled cross with pellet at each extremity, legend in the angles.
Lettering:
IC XC
NI KA
Translation: I(-HCOY-)C X(-PICTO-)C NIKA : "Jesus Christ is Victorious"
Mint
Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)
