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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 24491782, member: 15588&quot;]Another Theophilus Æ Follis came into my life. These things just seem to happen. I particularly liked the portrait on this one, with its very stoic &quot;just try and mess with me&quot; gaze. The reverse has seen better times, but one can&#039;t be too picky with Byzantine coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1551682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1551683[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Theophilus (AD 829-842) Æ Follis; Constantinople mint; AD 830-842; Obv: ΘEOFIL bASIL; Half-length figure standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; Rev: ΘEO / FILE AVG / OVSTE SV / hICAS in four lines; 28mm; 8.26 grams; Sear 1667</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the same type as another Theophilus that I picked up last summer. This one has all around seen rougher days, but a lot of the detail still remains. Some people who saw it thought it may have gone through a deep cleaning.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1551684[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1551685[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Theophilus (AD 829-842) Æ Follis; Constantinople mint; AD 830-842; Obv: ΘEOFIL bASIL; Half-length figure standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; Rev: ΘEO / FILE AVG / OVSTE SV / hICAS in four lines; 27.66mm; 7.46 grams; Sear 1667</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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