BZ83533. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, DOC III-2, class A2; SBCV 1813; Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 4, VF, facial features fully struck and present, porous, light marks and corrosion, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 14.154g, maximum diameter 31.5mm, die axis 180
o, 10 Jan 976 - 15 Dec 1025 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, cover ornamented with a pellet in center and a jeweled border, to left IC, to right XC; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings) in four lines, pellet above, nothing below;
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