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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 26611214, member: 77226&quot;]Hi all, I&#039;m bringing this thread back to see if I can tap into some of the knowledge of the posters, who know these coins much better than I.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received this curiosity recently. I don’t know if it’s a seal, a decoration or… It looks like the anonymous follis coins of the 11th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’d like to know more about it. <b>Anyone have an idea of which of these Byzantine Anonymous Follis coins best matches (obverses at least)?</b> I&#039;m looking to get some further information on the object and/or a more precise dating.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1696372[/ATTACH]</p><p>Byzantine lead… thingy</p><p>Ob: Bust of Christ facing, with&nbsp; cross-nimbus, wearing colobium , raising r. hand in blessing/benediction and holding Book of Gospels, no text</p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p>39 x 36 mm</p><p>8.24 grams[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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