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ID:     157583
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Romanus IV, Diogenes
Date Ruled:     AD 1068-1071
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     Over, possibly on a follis of Constantine X (SB 1854).
Diameter:     30 mm
Weight:     7.45 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     IC/XC - NI/KA
Obverse Description:     Nimbate facing bust of Christ, holding Gospels and raising hand in benediction
Reverse Legend:     C-R-P-Δ
Reverse Description:     C-R-P-Δ in quarters around jeweled cross
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     DOC III 8
Reference2:     SB 1866
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=67043
Grade:     Good VF, dark jade green patina
Notes:     Overstruck, possibly on a follis of Constantine X (SB 1854).