BZ03593. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class A1(b); SBCV 1793, gVF, clearly overstruck on follis of Nicephorus II Phocas, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 6.60g, maximum diameter 23.5mm, die axis 180
o, 969 - 976 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented with two pellets in each limb of cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings);
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