BZ91272. Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ class A3; Grierson-NumisWiki ornaments 47; DOC III-2 A2.47, Wroth BMC 4 (Romanus III), Sommer 40.3.4, SBCV 1818,
gVF, attractive image of Christ, obverse legend unstruck, reverse a little off center and double struck, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 8.062g, maximum diameter 29.4mm, die axis 180
o, c. 1023 - 11 Nov 1028 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHΛ (romanized Hebrew - God is with us), facing nimbate bust of Christ, rectangle in each arm of the nimbus cross, wearing pallium and colobium, Gospels in both hands with five pellets on the cover, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Greek: Jesus Christ King of Kings), square above and below inscription;
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