Corinth Coin: 1937 60
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1937 60
Title:   Byzantine Copper/Bronze Imitative Follis of Anonymous Series B, Uncertain Mint (AD 1090)
Year:   1937
Coin Number:   60
Period:   Byzantine
Material:   AE
Denomination:   Follis
Mint:   Uncertain
Authority:   Anonymous Series B
Comments:   Imitative
Obverse Legend:   [+EMMA NOVHL] (No obv. legend?); IC-XC.
Obverse Type:   Christ bust, facing, cr.-nimbus w. 5 pellets in each arm; r.hand raised in blessing within sling; l.hand holds book.
Reverse Legend:   IS-XS / bAS-ILE / bAS-ILE, within corners of cross.
Reverse Type:   Cross on base and two steps, upper arms end in pellets.
Under Type:   possibly overstruck?
Axis Clock:   6
Weight Description:   4.83
Weight:   4.83
Diameter:   28
Chronology:   AD 1090
Context:   NB165 P151
Findspot Description:   Agora N.C.
Excavation Date: 09/18/1937, #24-42
Notebook 172 (Weinberg), p.3, NB165 P151, .
Area:   Forum northeast
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. DOC 11th c. imit: ca. 1090.
Reference:   Ed., p.139, 104; DOC III, p.680 (for 11th c. imit.)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2010 0476
Image: digital 2010 0477
Image: digital 2010 0478
Basket: NB165 P151