ME66989. Bronze follaro, MIR 10 135 (R2), MEC Italy III 227, VF, Messina mint, weight 1.634g, maximum diameter 15.1mm, die axis 45
o, 1150 - 1151 A.D.; obverse half-length bust of the Virgin Orans facing,
MP -
ΘV (Greek abbreviation:
Μητηρ Θεου; - Mother of God) across field; reverse Arabic inscription arranged as a cross:
umila five hundred forty five (struck in 545), four dots arranged in a square in each corner;
very rare;
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