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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)
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Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and  in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with  on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in large letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
A common variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. See the following paper for various classifications of the these types of folles:
Zervos, Orestes H., The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B, Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003
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![Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)
Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif[/img] in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_I.gif[/img] on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in large letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
A common variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. See the following paper for various classifications of the these types of folles:
[url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Orestes_Zervos2/publication/276273600_The_substantive_varieties_of_Anonymous_folles_of_Class_B/links/555485f908ae980ca608a450/The-substantive-varieties-of-Anonymous-folles-of-Class-B.pdf]Zervos, Orestes H., [i]The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B[/i], Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003[/url]](albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1823%289%29.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)
Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_B.gif[/img] in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/images/ClassAB_I.gif[/img] on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS ЬAS-ILЄ ЬAS-ILЄ in large letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
A common variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. See the following paper for various classifications of the these types of folles:
[url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Orestes_Zervos2/publication/276273600_The_substantive_varieties_of_Anonymous_folles_of_Class_B/links/555485f908ae980ca608a450/The-substantive-varieties-of-Anonymous-folles-of-Class-B.pdf]Zervos, Orestes H., [i]The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B[/i], Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003[/url]")
