Description
Time of Nikephoros III, ca 1078 – 1081 AD. Anonymous AE Follis Class I, Constantinople mint. Nimbate bust of Christ, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Ornate cross rising from florets, flanked by crescents.
Anonymous AE Follis, Class I
50,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,06 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | SB 1889 |
| Commentary: | brown patina, attractive details, reverse slightly off-center |
Historical Context
The relatively late appearance of Christ image on Byzantine coinage results from the controversies during the iconoclastic period, where any religious depictions were considered a heresy.
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