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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)
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Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in large letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
A common variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. See the following paper for various classifications of the these types of folles:
Zervos, Orestes H., The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B, Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003
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