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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     2219 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Constantine VIII Date Ruled:     AD 1025-28 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Anonymous follis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD c. 1023 - 11 Nov 1028 A.D. Diameter:     27 mm Weight:     8.84 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     +EMMANOVHA Obverse Description:     Facing bust of Christ, wearing nimbus cruciger with two pellets in each limb of cross, pallium and colobium, holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC Reverse Legend:     IhSU XPISTUS BASILEU BASILE Reverse Description:     IhSU XPISTUS BASILEU BASILE in four lins with ornamentation below. Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     SBCV 1818 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=3642 Notes:     Per Metcalf and Sear "This group, intermediate in weight between Classes A1 and A2 was first identified by D.M. Metcalf".

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