BZ73171. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ class A2; Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 20; DOC III-2 A2.3; Sommer 40.2; SBCV 1813, aVF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 15.926g, maximum diameter 32.5mm, die axis 180
o, 10 Jan 976 - 15 Dec 1025 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing nimbate bust of Christ, two pellets in each limb of cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands ornamented with two pellets in a frame of pellets, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE' (Jesus Christ King of Kings), inscription in four lines, nothing above, pellet below;
big 32.5 mm bronze!;
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