Byzantine Follis Christ A.D. 1078-81
$50
Byzantine Anonymous Follis A.D. 1078-1081.
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BYZANTINE ANONYMOUS FOLLIS.
Time of Nicephorus III, Botaniates, A.D. 1078-1081, class 1, (Sear 1889).
Constantinople mint.
Obverse: Bust of Christ, wearing a nimbus surrounding the head, right hand raised, book of the gospels in left hand.
Reverse: Latin cross with x at center, globe and two dots at each extremity, flanked by two crescents in the upper field and by two floral ornaments in the lower field.
Copper, 3.84g, 23.5mm.
Grade: Crack into design, VG-aFine for type.
