Follis - Anonymous Class C Constantinopolis

Issuer Byzantine Empire
Year 1034-1041
Type Standard circulation coin
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 Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#1825
Obverse description 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.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering +ЄMMANOVHΛ IC XC
(Translation: ЄMMANOVHΛ : `God is with us` I(-HCOY-)C X(-PICTO-)C : `Jesus Christ`)
Reverse description Jewelled cross with pellet at each extremity, legend in the angles.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering IC XC NI KA
(Translation: I(-HCOY-)C X(-PICTO-)C NIKA : `Jesus Christ is Victorious`)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1034-1041) - -
Numisquare ID 4327886250
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