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Description: THEOPHILUS. 829-842 AD. Æ Follis (29mm, 7.58 gm). Constantinople mint. Struck 830/1-842 AD. ΘEOFI bASII, half-length bust facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger / +Θ EO/ FILE AVG/ OVSTE SV/ NICAS in four lines. DOC III 15d; SB 1667. Near EF, dark green patina. Follis of a new type, minted in celebration of Theophilus' victories against the Arabs in the 830s. On the obverse he is represented in triumphal attire, wearing the toupha, and on the reverse the legend "Theophilus Augustus, you conquer".
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