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Message:: [QUOTE="sand, post: 7883223, member: 118540"][USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] That's a beautiful Jesus follis. I've never seen one before, with that color of patina.[USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER] That's an interesting analysis. And a nice collection of Jesus folles.The Jesus folles are certainly interesting and beautiful coins, from the very spiritual Byzantine Empire.Here is my Jesus follis. It is a Basil II or Constantine VIII coin, a 40 nummus bronze follis, minted from 1023 AD to 1028 AD. It may have been minted, during the last few years of the reign of Basil II. Or, it may have been minted, during the reign of Constantine VIII. On the obverse, near the left edge, it says "EMMANOVHL", which is Greek for "Emmanuel", meaning "God With Us". Also on the obverse, to the left and right of the Jesus Christ portrait, it says "IC XC", which is an abbreviation for "IHSUS XRISTUS", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ". On the reverse, it says "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ King Of Kings". Constantinople mint. Class A3. Sear 1818. Diameter = 28 mm. Weight = 9.27 grams.[ATTACH=full]1359575[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]