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Item number 3095/1652 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Byzantine coin from ‘Anonymous Folles’ Period, 970-1092. Obverse: Christ, standing and facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; in front of him, he holds the Book of Gospels, which is decorated with dots; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; there is a second inscription to the left, which begins with a cross, and says ‘EMMA’. Reverse: large jewelled cross; there is an inscription of two lines that intersects with the cross; it says ‘ICXC/NIKA’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’.

History Of Use

"Follis" (denomination); Sear# 1825. The Sear catalogue says that this coin most likely belonged to Michael IV.

Narrative

The ‘Anonymous Folles’ are a group of coins spanning just over a century. They often have a depiction of Christ in place of any images or inscriptions which would indicate the emperor to whose reign they belong, thus rendering them anonymous.