MA95735. Bronze follis, SBCV 1618; Morrisson BnF II 29/Cp/AE/01; Wroth BMC 4; Sommer 28.2; DOC III-1 8 (Michael II & Theophilus); Tolstoi 24 (same); Ratto -, aVF, green patina, porous, earthen deposits, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 5.672g, maximum diameter 24.1mm, die axis 180
o, 25 Aug 811 - 11 Jul 813 A.D.; obverse MIXA-HL- S ΘEOF', facing bust of Michael I, on left, with short beard and wearing crown and chlamys, facing bust of Theophylactus, on right, beardless, wearing crown and loros; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, XXX in column left, NNN in column right, A below; this is the first specimen of this type handled by Forum;
scarce;
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