One original ancient Byzantine coin:
Basil II and Constantine VIII, AE Class 2 anonymous follis. 976-1028 AD.
| AE 27-30mm. 13.86gm. Original olive green-brown patina.
Exactly as pictured.
| Coin is in good condition and very rare and nice inclusion to the finest collection. Bidding is for the coin pictured in this listing.
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| Obv./ IC-XC to left and right of bust of Christ, facing, with nimbate cross
behind head, holding book of gospels, sometimes with dots in centre of
book's border, X with dots in each limb of the cross.Rev./ IhSUS XRISTUS bASILEU bASILE in four lines, ornament below.
SB 1813.
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For more than a century, the production of Follis denomination Byzantine coins
had religious Christian motifs which included included
Jesus Christ, and even Virgin Mary. These coins were designed to honor Christ
and recognize the subservient role of the Byzantine emperor, with many of the
reverse inscriptions translating to "Jesus Christ King of Kings" and "May Jesus
Christ Conquer". The Follis denomination coins were the largest bronze
denomination coins issued by the Byzantine empire, and their large size, along
with the Christian motif make them a popular coin type for collectors. Read more and see examples of these coins by reading the
JESUS CHRIST
Anonymous Class A-N Byzantine Follis Coins Reference.
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Jesus of Nazareth (c. 5 BC/BCE – c. 30 AD/CE), also
referred to as Jesus Christ or simply Jesus, is the central figure
of
Christianity. Most
Christian denominations
venerate him as
God the
Son
incarnated
and believe that he
rose from the dead
after being
crucified
.
The
principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four
canonical gospels, and most
critical scholars
find them, at least the
Synoptic Gospels, useful for reconstructing Jesus’ life and
teachings. Some scholars believe apocryphal texts such as the
Gospel of Thomas and the
Gospel according to the Hebrews
are also
relevant
.
Most critical historians agree that Jesus was a
Jew
who was regarded as a teacher and
healer
, that he
was baptized
by
John the Baptist, and
was crucified
in
Jerusalem
on the orders of the
Roman Prefect
Judaea,
Pontius Pilate, on the charge of
sedition
against the Roman Empire
. Critical Biblical scholars and
historians have offered competing descriptions of Jesus as a self-described
Messiah,
as the leader of an apocalyptic movement, as an itinerant sage, as a charismatic
healer, and as the founder of an independent religious movement. Most
contemporary scholars of the
Historical Jesus consider him to have been an independent,
charismatic founder of a Jewish restoration movement, anticipating an imminent
apocalypse. Other prominent scholars, however, contend that Jesus' "Kingdom
of God" meant radical personal and social transformation instead of a
future apocalypse.
Christians traditionally believe that Jesus was
born of a virgin
:529–32
performed
miracles
,:358–59
founded
the Church
,
rose from the dead
, and
ascended
into
heaven,:616–20
from which he
will return
.:1091–109
Most Christian scholars today present Jesus as the awaited Messiah promised in
the
Old Testament and as God, arguing that he fulfilled many Messianic
prophecies of the Old Testament
. The majority of Christians
worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, one of three divine persons of
a reject Trinitarianism
Trinity, wholly or partly,
believing it to be non-scriptural.
Judaism
rejects
assertions that Jesus was the awaited
Messiah, arguing that he did not fulfill the
Messianic prophecies
in the
Tanakh.
In Islam,
Jesus (Arabic:
عيسى, commonly transliterated as
Isa
) is considered one of
God's
important
prophets
, a bringer of
scripture
, and the product of a virgin birth;
but did not experience a crucifixion. Islam and the
Baha'i Faith
use the title "Messiah" for Jesus,
but do not teach that he was God incarnate.
The Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire,
was the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half continuation and
remainder of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally
founded as Byzantium. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the
Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an
additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful
economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. Both "Byzantine
Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" are historiographical terms created
after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their
empire as the Roman Empire (Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia Rhōmaiōn; Latin: Imperium Romanum), or Romania (Ῥωμανία), and to themselves as "Romans".
Several
events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period
during which the Roman Empire's east and west divided. In 285, the
emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305) partitioned the Roman Empire's
administration into eastern and western halves. Between 324 and 330,
Constantine I (r. 306–337) transferred the main capital from Rome to
Byzantium, later known as Constantinople ("City of Constantine") and Nova Roma
("New Rome"). Under Theodosius I (r. 379–395), Christianity became the
Empire's official state religion and others such as Roman polytheism
were proscribed. And finally, under the reign of Heraclius
(r. 610–641), the Empire's military and administration were
restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin. Thus,
although it continued the Roman state and maintained Roman state
traditions, modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome
insofar as it was oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture, and
characterised by Orthodox Christianity rather than Roman polytheism.
The
borders of the Empire evolved significantly over its existence, as it
went through several cycles of decline and recovery. During the reign of
Justinian I (r. 527–565), the Empire reached its greatest extent after
reconquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast,
including north Africa, Italy, and Rome itself, which it held for two
more centuries. During the reign of Maurice (r. 582–602), the Empire's
eastern frontier was expanded and the north stabilised. However, his
assassination caused a two-decade-long war with Sassanid Persia which
exhausted the Empire's resources and contributed to major territorial
losses during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century. In a matter of
years the Empire lost its richest provinces, Egypt and Syria, to the
Arabs.
During the Macedonian dynasty (10th–11th centuries), the
Empire again expanded and experienced a two-century long renaissance,
which came to an end with the loss of much of Asia Minor to the Seljuk
Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. This battle opened the way
for the Turks to settle in Anatolia as a homeland.
The final
centuries of the Empire exhibited a general trend of decline. It
struggled to recover during the 12th century, but was delivered a mortal
blow during the Fourth Crusade, when Constantinople was sacked and the
Empire dissolved and divided into competing Byzantine Greek and Latin
realms. Despite the eventual recovery of Constantinople and
re-establishment of the Empire in 1261,
Byzantium remained only one of several small rival states in the area
for the final two centuries of its existence. Its remaining territories
were progressively annexed by the Ottomans over the 15th century. The
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 finally ended the
Byzantine Empire.