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ID number: BIRBI-B5273 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Anonymous; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: c.1075-c.1080 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.30 Weight (g): 5.52 Axis (degrees): 180.00 |

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Description: Obverse: bust of Christ facing nimbate, single pellet ∙ in l. and r. branches of cross, holding Gospels in l. arm, gesturing with r.. Reverse: Cross crosslet with floriate base and globes at the ends of the cross limbs and stem, two crescents facing away from the centre in top r. and l. of field.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IC XC (Jesus Christ). Reverse: None.
Bibliography: DOC III.2 AEI, BN II Cp/AE/152
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