BZ86176. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class B; SBCV 1823, aEF, nice portrait of Christ, tight flan, reverse a little off center, earthen deposits, overstruck, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 11.453g, maximum diameter 30.6mm, die axis 180
o, 12 Nov 1028 - 10 Dec 1041 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing bust of Christ, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, holding gospels with both hands, IC - XC flanking across field; reverse cross on three steps with pellet at each extremity, in fields IS - XS (Jesus Christ) / bAS-ILE / bAS-ILE (King of Kings);
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