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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3420832, member: 74799"]Lately, there has been a ramp up in the interest in the ornamentation of the Anonymous Class A2 and A3 follis, but very little has been done with regards to the Class B follis. Among the seminal work in this regards is Orestes H. Zervos' <i>The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B</i> as published in <i>Nomosmatika Khronika </i>No. 22/2003. Zervos identifies 8 types of ornamental differences in the Class B folles while purposely ignoring two sub-types that are commonly found.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zervos' classification is based on the total variations that were found during the excavation of Corinth. As such, some of the uncommon follis is assumed to be minted in provincial mints that might include Corinth itself.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Zervos Type B-1</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having square in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> on cover, from beneath</p><p>Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in <u>small letters</u> to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]908144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Zervos Type B-2</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> in each arm and <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> on cover, from beneath</p><p>Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in <u>small letters</u> to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.zeno.ru/data/11296/Zervos-B_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare variation that I personally know of four specimens, plus the two mentioned by Zervos.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Zervos Type B-3</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_K2.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> with <u>a central pellet</u> in each arm and <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> on cover, from beneath</p><p>Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in <u>small letters</u> to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]908091[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Only one specimen was noted and I am skeptical about this one as I have seen follis of this type with only one arm having a <img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_K2.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> with <u>a central pellet</u>. This seems to be an oddity of the common type below.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3420832, member: 74799"]Lately, there has been a ramp up in the interest in the ornamentation of the Anonymous Class A2 and A3 follis, but very little has been done with regards to the Class B follis. Among the seminal work in this regards is Orestes H. Zervos' [I]The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B[/I] as published in [I]Nomosmatika Khronika [/I]No. 22/2003. Zervos identifies 8 types of ornamental differences in the Class B folles while purposely ignoring two sub-types that are commonly found. Zervos' classification is based on the total variations that were found during the excavation of Corinth. As such, some of the uncommon follis is assumed to be minted in provincial mints that might include Corinth itself. [B][U]Zervos Type B-1[/U][/B] Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having square in each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif[/IMG] on cover, from beneath Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in [U]small letters[/U] to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps [ATTACH=full]908144[/ATTACH] [B][U]Zervos Type B-2[/U][/B] Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif[/IMG] in each arm and [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif[/IMG] in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif[/IMG] on cover, from beneath Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in [U]small letters[/U] to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps [IMG]https://www.zeno.ru/data/11296/Zervos-B_2.jpg[/IMG] An extremely rare variation that I personally know of four specimens, plus the two mentioned by Zervos. [B][U]Zervos Type B-3[/U][/B] Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_K2.gif[/IMG] with [U]a central pellet[/U] in each arm and [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif[/IMG] in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_F.gif[/IMG] on cover, from beneath Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in [U]small letters[/U] to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps [ATTACH=full]908091[/ATTACH] Only one specimen was noted and I am skeptical about this one as I have seen follis of this type with only one arm having a [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAN_K2.gif[/IMG] with [U]a central pellet[/U]. This seems to be an oddity of the common type below.[/QUOTE]
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