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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3196240, member: 96635"]Just wanted to share my starting Anonymous follis collection, it is not so great at the moment, I want to have a complete set of all classes include some double ones, for some classes I want to have very detailed coins but I am a bit focusing more on Ancient Greek coins at the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/phNBCXv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous Follis Class A3 Jesus Christ Basil II and Constantine VIII (976 A.D. – 1028 A.D.)</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented in each limb of cross, pallium and colobium, Gospels in both hands, to left IC, to right XC.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings), ornamentation above and below.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 8,20g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p>I really like this Class A3 because of the cross on the gospel.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/I6uGHr5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous Follis Class C Jesus Christ Michael IV (1034 A.D. – 1041 A.D.)</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>EMMANOVHL, three-quarter length figure of Christ standing facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left, IC-XC.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Jeweled cross with pellet at each extremity, in the angles IC - XC / NI-KA (May Jesus Christ Conquer).</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 6,73g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 27mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/TAJUpp9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous Follis Class D Jesus Christ Constantine IX Monomachos (1042 A.D. – 1055 A.D.)</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>IS XS / bASILE / bASIL (Jesus Christ King of Kings), lines and cross above, ornamental lines and crescent below.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 4,47g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 23mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oNyX5A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous Follis Class G Jesus Christ Romanus IV (1068 A.D. – 1071 A.D.)</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Facing bust of the Virgin Orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, to left MP, to right ΘV; border of large pellets.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, scroll in left hand, to left IC, to right XC, border of large pellets.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 7,90g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 25mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SpTJGVT.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous Follis Class I Jesus Christ Nicephorus III Botaneiates (1078 A.D. – 1081 A.D.)</p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Christ bust facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, gospels in left. IC-XC.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Latin cross with X at center, globule and two pellets at each extremity, floral ornaments in lower fields, crescents in upper fields.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 3,22g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 23mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3196240, member: 96635"]Just wanted to share my starting Anonymous follis collection, it is not so great at the moment, I want to have a complete set of all classes include some double ones, for some classes I want to have very detailed coins but I am a bit focusing more on Ancient Greek coins at the moment. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/phNBCXv.jpg[/IMG] Anonymous Follis Class A3 Jesus Christ Basil II and Constantine VIII (976 A.D. – 1028 A.D.) [B]Obverse: [/B]Facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented in each limb of cross, pallium and colobium, Gospels in both hands, to left IC, to right XC. [B]Reverse: [/B]IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings), ornamentation above and below. [B]Weight:[/B] 8,20g [B]Size:[/B] 27mm I really like this Class A3 because of the cross on the gospel. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/I6uGHr5.jpg[/IMG] Anonymous Follis Class C Jesus Christ Michael IV (1034 A.D. – 1041 A.D.) [B]Obverse: [/B]EMMANOVHL, three-quarter length figure of Christ standing facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left, IC-XC. [B]Reverse: [/B]Jeweled cross with pellet at each extremity, in the angles IC - XC / NI-KA (May Jesus Christ Conquer). [B]Weight:[/B] 6,73g [B]Size:[/B] 27mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/TAJUpp9.jpg[/IMG] Anonymous Follis Class D Jesus Christ Constantine IX Monomachos (1042 A.D. – 1055 A.D.) [B]Obverse: [/B]Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC. [B]Reverse: [/B]IS XS / bASILE / bASIL (Jesus Christ King of Kings), lines and cross above, ornamental lines and crescent below. [B]Weight:[/B] 4,47g [B]Size:[/B] 23mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/2oNyX5A.jpg[/IMG] Anonymous Follis Class G Jesus Christ Romanus IV (1068 A.D. – 1071 A.D.) [B]Obverse:[/B] Facing bust of the Virgin Orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium, to left MP, to right ΘV; border of large pellets. [B]Reverse: [/B]Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, scroll in left hand, to left IC, to right XC, border of large pellets. [B]Weight:[/B] 7,90g [B]Size:[/B] 25mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/SpTJGVT.jpg[/IMG] Anonymous Follis Class I Jesus Christ Nicephorus III Botaneiates (1078 A.D. – 1081 A.D.) [B]Obverse: [/B]Christ bust facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, gospels in left. IC-XC. [B]Reverse: [/B]Latin cross with X at center, globule and two pellets at each extremity, floral ornaments in lower fields, crescents in upper fields. [B]Weight:[/B] 3,22g [B]Size:[/B] 23mm[/QUOTE]
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