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Follis - Nikephoros II Phokas Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 963-969 |
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| Currency | Second Solidus Nomisma (720-1092) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bearded bust of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas in three-quarter view, wearing an elaborate imperial crown adorned with a cross and pendilia flanking the face. The emperor is attired in the loros, the distinctive imperial ceremonial vestment. He holds a cruciform scepter in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left, both emblems of imperial authority. The bust is rendered in the flat, hieratic style characteristic of mid-Byzantine copper coinage. A Greek abbreviated legend flanks the bust identifying the emperor. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a four-line Greek inscription filling the entire coin field, reading the imperial titulature of Nikephoros II Phokas. The legend is introduced by a cross at the upper left. The bold, deeply incised capital letters are characteristic of the anonymous and imperial folles of the middle Byzantine period. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven as is typical of hammered Byzantine copper issues. No other decorative elements or imagery are present beyond the epigraphic legend. |
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