Attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII AD 976-1028. Constantinople
Anonymous Follis Æ
27 mm, 10,28 g
+ EMMA[NOVHΛ] IC-XC, bust of Christ facing with ornate crossed nimbus, raising right hand in blessing and holding book of Gospels in left / + IhSYS XRISTYS bASILEY bASILE, legend in four lines.
very fine
Sear 1813; Sommer 40.2.9; DOC A2.41.
From the Tareq Hani collection