BZ30130. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class A1; SBCV 1793, aVF, overstruck, earthen deposits, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 6.342g, maximum diameter 24.7mm, die axis 180
o, 970 - 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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