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| OBV | ThEOFIL bASIL, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe | | REV | Large M, XXX to left, cross above, NNN to right, theta below | The obverse usually had the emperor with bust facing, often holding a cross or other religious object, even parts of the scriptures
The reverse had a large letter indicating the coin denomination according to numerology (M or mu = 40, K or kappa = 20, I or iota = 10, and E or epsilon = 5)
This coin was minted in the ancient city of Syracuse, Sicily located on the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily
THEOPHILUS, AE Follis (16-20 mm, 3.27 gm)
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