Coin Item Number: 3095/1691 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin from the 11th to 14th centuries CE. Obverse: enthroned figure, possibly with a halo; to left, he holds something long, like a cruciform sceptre or spear; to right, there is a backwards ‘R’ above ‘N’. Reverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he wears a nimbus cruciger, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘CE’; to right, ‘ƧƧV’. Coin is concave.
History Of Use
"Follis" ? (denomination).
Item History
- Made in Turkey between 1000 and 1400
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1691
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, diameter 2.2 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 1000 and 1400
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1691