Byzantine Bronze Coin pendant - Jesus Christ, King of Kings (No reserve price)

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

Estimate  € 250 - € 300
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€39
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Bronze Byzantine pendant with a folis class A3 coin minted 976–1030 AD, depicting Jesus Christ King of Kings, mounted on a modern 925 silver chain; weight 8.93 g; century X–XI; acquired 2026 from Belgium.

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Encapsulated silver-plated metal pendant, for better preservation, with a Class A3 follis minted between 976–1030 AD during the reigns of Basil II and Constantine VIII. It is on a modern 925 silver cord-style chain.

In this era, the emperors decided to remove their portraits from coins to place the effigy of Jesus Christ as a symbol of the supreme sovereign of the Byzantine Empire, thus reflecting the idea that the earthly emperor ruled only by mandate and divine grace.

On the obverse, Jesus Christ appears with a cruciform halo and holding the Book of the Gospels.

On the reverse, the inscription "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".

It ships with a legal declaration sheet.

Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.

Encapsulated silver-plated metal pendant, for better preservation, with a Class A3 follis minted between 976–1030 AD during the reigns of Basil II and Constantine VIII. It is on a modern 925 silver cord-style chain.

In this era, the emperors decided to remove their portraits from coins to place the effigy of Jesus Christ as a symbol of the supreme sovereign of the Byzantine Empire, thus reflecting the idea that the earthly emperor ruled only by mandate and divine grace.

On the obverse, Jesus Christ appears with a cruciform halo and holding the Book of the Gospels.

On the reverse, the inscription "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".

It ships with a legal declaration sheet.

Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture
Byzantine
Metal
Bronze
Century/timeframe
S. X-XI d.C.
Acquired from
Private collection
Total weight
8.93 g
Year acquired
2026
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Country acquired from
Belgium
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Title additional information
Jesus Christ, King of Kings
Previous owner - year acquired
1987
Previous owner - country acquired from
Belgium
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