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Anonymous Follis (Coin)

976-1028, attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin bears a frontal image of Christ. On the back is an as yet untranslated inscription.

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