Coin Item Number: 3095/1270 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a long sceptre, with an eagle at its top; above, there is an upside-down ‘CON’, which belongs to a previous coin. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANN[O]’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; above, cross; beneath, there is an upside-down patriarchal cross, a variation on the Christian cross, which belongs to a previous coin. Coin has been overstruck, causing some confusion on both sides.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 9; Sear# 1455.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 711 and 712
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1270
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 711 and 712
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1270