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Anonymous Follis (Class G)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 1065–1070
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm; Weight: 9.17 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4868
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Christ (DOC Type IXa) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus, wearing himation; r. hand blessing inwards in sling of cloak, scroll held in l. Border of large pellets. Reverse: Bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, orans, wearing tunic and maphorion. Border of large pellets.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.