BZ36207. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class D, pp. 685 - 687; Wroth BMC 10; Ratto 2015; SBCV 1836; Sommer 40.6, Choice aVF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 10.452g, maximum diameter 30.5mm, die axis 180
o, c. 1050 - 1055 A.D.; obverse Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, and Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse IS XS / bASILE / bASIL (Jesus Christ, King of Kings) in three lines, ornamental lines and cross above, ornamental lines and crescent below;
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