Theodosios III, Copper, Follis, Constantinople, 715/716
Obverse
Frontal bust of Theodosios III, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross on circlet. Patriarchal cross on globe in right hand, akakia in left hand. There are X’s at the intersections of the patriarchal cross. No inscription legible.
Symbol
Cross in right field.
Reverse
with cross above, I with above and below in right field, and Γ below.
Obverse
Frontal bust of Theodosios III, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross on circlet. Patriarchal cross on globe in right hand, akakia in left hand. There are X’s at the intersections of the patriarchal cross. No inscription legible.
Symbol
Cross in right field.
Reverse
with cross above, I with above and below in right field, and Γ below.
| Accession number | BZC.1969.25.9 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue ID | as DOC 2.2:687, no. (5) |
| Ruler | Theodosios III |
| Date of Reign | 715–717 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Follis |
| Mint | Constantinople |
| Date | 715/716 |
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Weight | 8.76 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
From Henry Weller, 2 July 1969
Commentary
Like DOC 2.2:687, no. (5), but the present example shows that that text should be corrected from I to I with above and below, as correctly indicated by Hahn (MIB 3: Prägetabelle XIII, 13).
MIB 3:281, no. 13 (citing this coin as DO [n.a.]).