Coin Item Number: 3095/1360 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Theophilus, 829-842. Obverse: bust of Theophilus, facing front; he wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a patriarchal cross; to left, there is also a star; in front of his body, he holds an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; to left, inscription says ‘ΘE’; to right, it says ‘OFILbASIL’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘Θ’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 13; Sear# 1666.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 829 and 831
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1360
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.9 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 829 and 831
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1360