Byzantine Coins, 7th - 13th Centuries
Anonymous (attributed to Constantine VIII). Ca. 1025-1028. AE follis. Anonymous class A3. Constantinople mint, struck c. 1020-1030 or later. +ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, facing bust of Christ, nimbate, X's with pellets in the angles in nimbus' limbs; wearing pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels; IC - XC / +IhSЧS / XTISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bASILЄ , legend in four lines, geometric ornaments at top and bottom. SBCV 1818.
Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 9.4 gr
Diameter: 29 mm