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Anonymous Follis ( Class D)
Byzantine
Byzantine Period
A.D. 1050–1060
Object Place: Middle East
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm; Weight: 10.01 gm; Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4832
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Christ seated on square-backed throne (DOC Type IIa) facing, bearded, with cross nimbus having pellet in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak; l. holds book by spine on knee. Reverse: -+- ISXS bASILЄ bASIL -ᴗ-
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.