SH66580. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class B; SBCV 1823, gVF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 11.506g, 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, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) 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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