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Record ID: DENO-426C9D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Worn and pierced copper-alloy late Early Medieval Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to Constantine IX (1042-1055) of Class D (c.1050-60; Sear 1836). The obverse shows Christ in majesty with Jesus, nimbate, with pallium and colobrium, seated on throne, holding the Book of Gospels. The reverse has three lines of text reading IS-XS/bASILE/bASIL (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Ref: Sear 1987, 378.
The piercing is a neat if slightly irregular oval located directly above the figure of Christ/directly below the inscription suggesting that the piercing was intended to convert the coin i…
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2015
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This findspot is known as 'Wingerworth Area', grid reference and parish protected.
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