65,00 €
AE Anonymous Follis, Class A3. Time of Basil II and Constantine VII (976-1025). +EMMA NOVHA; nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, IC-XC either side, two pellets in each limb of nimbus / + IhSYS-XRISTYS-bASILEY-bASILE in four lines.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE28 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,34 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SB 1818 |
| Commentary: | adjusted flan, slightly off-center, dark green patina, some sandy deposits |
First Christian symbols appeared on coinage in the early 4th century AD, portrait of Christ was depicted on a gold coin in 685 AD, but it lasted 300 more years until Jesus' face was minted on the bronze.
