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ID number: BIRBI-B5275 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): 2.45 Weight (g): 3.04 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting 0175. |

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Description: Obverse: bust of Christ facing nimbate, supporting Gospels with :∙: pellets in l. arm. Reverse: Cross crosslet with floriate base and globes at ends of cross limbs and stem.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IC … (Jesus Christ). Reverse: None.
Bibliography: DOC III.2 AEI, BN II Cp/AE/152
Notes: Possible doublestrike on reverse, also overstruck on uncertain type, double row of pellets visible on obverse.
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