(Sep 12, 2016)
|
Item Information
|
|---|
| |
|---|
| More info |
|---|
| Reference | Sear 1825 | Bronze Follis 30mm (8.31 grams)
For more than a century, the production of Follis denomination Byzantine coins had religious Christian motifs which included included Jesus Christ, and even Virgin Mary
The Follis denomination coins were the largest bronze denomination coins issued by the Byzantine empire, and their large size, along with the Christian motif make them a popular coin type for collectors
The references about this coin site Mr
One approach applies the reference in Luke 3:1–2, Acts 10:37–38 and the dates of Tiberius' reign, which are well known
Justin Martyr (d. ca. 165) wrote that Jesus made yokes and ploughs
The State Treasury contained the enormous sum of 320,000 lb (150,000 kg) of gold when Anastasius died in 518
Constantinople itself dropped substantially in size, from 500,000 inhabitants to just 40,000–70,000, and, like other urban centres, it was partly ruralised
The emergency lent weight to the military aristocracy in Anatolia who, in 1068, secured the election of one of their own, Romanos IV Diogenes , as emperor
|
|
| Do you know more info?
|
