Coin Item Number: 3095/1637 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin from ‘Anonymous Folles’ Period, 970-1092. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front, with a short beard; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; he wears a pallium, which is a woolen cloak; he holds the Book of Gospels in front of him, which is decorated with dots; to left, inscription says ‘I’; there is a second inscription to the left, which begins with a cross and says ‘E’; to right, ‘V’. Reverse: large cross, resting on three steps; there is also an inscription of three lines which intersects with the cross; it says ‘ISXS/bASILE/bASILE’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Jesus Christ, King of Kings’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); Sear# 1823. The Sear catalogue says that this coin most likely belonged to Romanus III.
Narrative
The ‘Anonymous Folles’ are a group of coins spanning just over a century. They often have a depiction of Christ in place of any images or inscriptions which would indicate the emperor to whose reign they belong, thus rendering them anonymous.
Item History
- Made in Turkey between 1028 and 1034
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1637
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.3 cm, diameter 3.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 1028 and 1034
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1637