Follis (40 Nummi) of Unknown from Constantinople Artist: Unknown
Mint: Constantinople (Thrace)

1042–50

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Copper

Dimensions

9.82 g, 6:00, 29.9 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend Andrew Tully Pratt, B.A. 1847, M.D. 1852

Accession Number

2001.87.20785

Geography

Made in Constantinople, Thrace

Culture

Byzantine

Period

11th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Three quarter length figure of Christ Antiphonetes facing, bearded, with cross nimbus having pellet in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; r. hand raised in blessing in front of body; l. holds book with ornate cover. In field, IC XC.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: IC XC/NI KA in angles of jeweled cross with pellet at end of each arm.
Provenance
Reverend Andrew Tully Pratt, to 1872; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1872–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money, nummi

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