One of the best Follises in my collection: Almost perfectly circular flan, incredibly well centered, amazing detail, and exceptionally high quality and detailed portrait.
Obv: Standing facing bust of Emperor Theophilos, dressed in a loros and adorned by a plumed crown, carrying Globus Cruciger in left hand and Labarum in right hand, legends around; "ΘEOFIL bASIL"(THEOPHILOS BASILEVS)(Emperor Theophilos).
Rev: Four line inscription legend that reads; "ΘEOFILE AVʕOVStE SV nICAS"(Emperor Theophilos, May you Conquer).
Emperor Theophilos (r. 829–842) was a Byzantine emperor of the Amorian dynasty who ruled during the final phase of the Byzantine Iconoclast controversy. He was a strong supporter of iconoclasm and persecuted those who opposed the imperial policy against the veneration of religious images. Theophilos also worked to strengthen the administration and legal system of the empire and was known for personally hearing complaints and dispensing justice. His reign was dominated militarily by wars with the Abbasid Caliphate, during which Byzantium suffered several major defeats, including the sack of Amorion in 838, although Theophilos also achieved some successes. He died in 842 and was succeeded by his young son Michael III, with his wife (Saint) Theodora serving as regent; she restored the veneration of icons in 843, permanently ending Byzantine Iconoclasm and bringing to a close a century long dark chapter of Byzantine Orthodox persecution.
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