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ID:     2221
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Basil II, Bulgaroktonos
Date Ruled:     AD 1025-1028
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Anonymous follis Class A2
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 10 Jan 976 - 15 Dec 1025 A.D.
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     11.3 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     +EMMANOVHA
Obverse Description:     Facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented in each limb of cross, pallium and colobium, Gospels in both hands, to left IC, to right XC
Reverse Legend:     IhSU XPISTUS BASILEU BASILE
Reverse Description:     IhSU XPISTUS BASILEU BASILE in four lines with partial ornamention below.
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     SBCV 1813
Reference2:     DOC A2 1-52
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=3644