Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to Theodora

Art Institute of Chicago

Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to Theodora

Byzantine

Date
1055-1056
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Byzantine Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a jeweled, inscribed Greek cross with discs at each terminus. On the back (reverse) Christ Antiphonetes is shown with a nimbus cruciger, pallium, and book.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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