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Basil II and Constantine VIII, Class A2 Anonymous Follis
976-1028 A.D.
Constantinople mint.
Obv: +EMMANOVHA IC-XC legend with Christ, nimbate bust facing, with a square in each limb of the nimbus cross, holding book of gospels decorated with five dots
Rev: IhSUS / XRISTUS / bASILEU / bASILE legend in four lines, no ornament below
Near very fine.
Literature: Sear 1813; DOC 14.
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