Watch List notes:

BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Temp. Constantine VIII-Basil II. Circa 1020-1028. Æ follis (anonymous). 9.97 gm. 26 mm. Class A3. Uncertain (Thessalonica?) mint. Facing nimbate bust of Christ, holding book of Gospels / + IҺSЧS | XRISTЧS | bASILЄЧ | ЬASILЄ in four lines, ornament above and below. SB 1818. Near Very Fine; attractive glossy brown patina.