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Numismatic Auction 96 10 Mar 2020
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Joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII. 1025-1028. AE follis (29.3 mm, 14.20 g, 5 h). Anonymous class A2. Constantinople mint. +ЄMMANOV[HA], Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium and holding book of Gospels / +IhSЧS / XRISTЧS / bASILЄЧ / bASILЄ ', inscription in four lines; pellet ornament above and below; IC ? XC in fields to left and right. SBCV 1813. Good VF, full-flan and well centered, green patina.
It is not certain what the final vertical stroke at the end of the 3rd line of inscription might be - it may just be an extra upright the engraver didn't stretch the legend to use in in final "Ч". The pellet between 2nd & 3rd lines is an artifact of die layout rather than part of the design
It is not certain what the final vertical stroke at the end of the 3rd line of inscription might be - it may just be an extra upright the engraver didn't stretch the legend to use in in final "Ч". The pellet between 2nd & 3rd lines is an artifact of die layout rather than part of the design