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A work made of bronze.

Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to Theodora

1055-1056

Byzantine

Byzantine Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a jeweled, inscribed Greek cross with discs at each terminus.
On the back (reverse) Christ Antiphonetes is shown with a nimbus cruciger, pallium, and book.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium