Description
Collection Number:
WC 11107
Object Number:
Dates:
830 - 842
Denomination:
Nummus 40
Follis
Dimensions:
30.48mm
Weight:
10.09g
Authority:
Theophilus I
Mint:
Constantinopolis
Constantinople
Languages:
Greek
Obverse Type: θOFIL - bSIL; Half-length figure facing, bearded, wearing loros and tufa decorated with pellets, holding in right labarum, with cross and streamers, in left globus cruciger. ••• in tufa
Obverse Legend:
θO(FIL) - bSIL
Obverse Inscription Languages:
Greek
Obverse Mintmarks: N/A
Obverse Inscription Comment:
θ and O are filled
Reverse Type: θO/FILEVG/OVSSV/ICS
Reverse Legend:
θO/FILEVG/OVSSV/ICS
Reverse Inscription Languages:
Greek
Reverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Reverse Inscription Comments:
Letter endings look like a pointy trefoil
Bibliography
DOC III p. 436 nn. 15a1-2, 17, Plate XXVI
BNP p. 527 nn. 15-19, Plate LXXIII
cf. BMC vol. 2 p. 423 nn. 20-26, Plate XLIX,2
cf. Ratto p. 90 nn. 1823, Plate XLII
Sabatier, p. n. 11, Plate XLIII,14
Tolstoj p. 1033 n. 28, Plate 71
Sommer p. 269 n. 31.5
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