Watch List notes:

Anonymous (attributed to Constantine VIII). Ca. 1025-1028. Æ follis (25 mm, 9.48 g, 6 h). Constantinople. [+ ЄMMΛ]-HOVHΛ, barred [IC] XC across field, nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding Gospels / + IhSЧS/XRISTЧS/bASILЄЧ/bASILЄ· in four lines across field; above and below, floral ornataments. DOC class A2; SB 1818. Brown patina. Extremely fine.