Byzantine Christ Portrait in Silver 18k Gold Coin Pendant Though tiny (see quarter for

Though tiny (see quarter for scale)

Set in sterling silver

Struck in the Greek Levant

Compact in scale yet instantly recognizable

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Byzantine Christ Portrait in Silver 18k Gold Coin Pendant Though tiny (see quarter forThis pendant features a large and beautifully preserved Byzantine bronze follis, struck in Constantinople during the reign of Michael IV the Paphlagonian (AD 10341041). The obverse shows Christ Antiphonetes, the Merciful Judge, his right hand raised in blessing and his left holding the book of gospels. A cross nimbus radiates behind his head, an unmistakable mark of divine authority. The reverse bears a jeweled cross flanked by the sacred inscription