Description: For Sale: Anonymous Follis, Class K 7.0 gm. Approximately 25 mm diameter Circa 1081 to 1118 AD Material: Bronze Condition is fair with no corrosion Class K's are SCARCE I have been collecting Anonymous Folles (commonly called "Jesus coins") for many years and have decided to pass them on to those who love them as I do. Please check my listings as I will be offering many superb Folles in the coming days. I am a retired US Vet with outstanding feedback so buy with confidence. All these coins are 100% authentic and in amazing condition. Hope you enjoy them, I have. Thanks History of these coins: During the later period of the Roman empire Christianity began to replace paganism. This change was reflected in Roman coinage. Gone were the images of emperors replaced instead with images of Jesus Christ, the virgin Mary, or religious inscriptions called "Christo grams". These coins represent significant change in the world's religious direction and have become highly collectible. There are some 16 Classifications for these coins. Each Class is distinguished by its markings, size, and weight. The coin offered here is classed as a "K" and has the following characteristics: Most of these were minted in Constantinople.Attributed to Alexius I (1081-1118).Obv. Christ bust facing, wearing nimbus cross with single pellet in each limb of cross, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction with book of Gospels in left. IC-XC as usual and border of large pellets.Rv. Three-quarter length figure of Virgin orans (Mary) facing with nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. On left side of nimbus is M, to right is Θ (Mother of God ). Minted at the same time as Class J and sometimes overstruck on Class J.Time line for the reign of various Byzantine emperors who minted the anonymous follis from 969 A.D. to 1078 A.D: 969 - 976 AD John I (Tzimisces) 1025 - 1028 Constantine VIII 1028 - 1050 Zo- (Empress) 1028 - 1034 Romanus III (Argyropulos) 1034 - 1041 Michael IV (the Paphlagonian) 1041 - 1042 Michael V (Kalaphates) 1042 - 1055 Constantine IX (Monomachus) 1055 - 1056 Theodora (Empress) 1056 - 1057 Michael VI (Stratioticos) 1057 - 1059 Isaac I (Komnenos) 1059 - 1067 Constantine X (Dukas) 1068 - 1071 Romanus IV (Diogenes) 1071 - 1078 Michael VII (Parapinakes) 1078 - 1081 Nicephorus III (Botaniates)
Price: 30 USD
Location: Goose Creek, South Carolina
End Time: 2023-11-20T23:48:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Cleaned
Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
Year: 1081-1118 AD
Era: Ancient
Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey
Certification: Uncertified
