Coin Item Number: 3095/1625 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Byzantine coin of Constantine X, 1059-1067. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; he holds the Book of Gospels in front of him, which is decorated with dots; to left, inscription says ‘MMA’. Reverse: bust of Constantine X, facing front, with beard; he wears a loros, which is an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a long cross; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘KWNR’.

History Of Use

"Follis" (denomination); DO# 9; Sear# 1854.