Byzantine Coins, 7th - 13th Centuries
Byzantine. Anonymous (attributed to Constantine IX), c. 1042-1055. AE Follis. Class D anonymous. Constantinople.
Obv. Nimbate Christ seated facing on throne with back; wearing pallium and colobium and holding book of Gospels with both hands; IC - XC.
Rev. IS XS / bASILЄ / bASIL, inscription in three lines, ornament of cross-and-dashes above, crescent-and-dashes below.
Sear 1836; DOC pp. 685.
Condition: Very Fine

Weight: 9.5 gr
Diameter: 30 mm