Description
Country or authority: Byzantine Empire
Year or date range: Early 11th century AD, approximately 1028–1042
Denomination: Follis
Composition: Bronze
Ruler or portrait: Anonymous issue traditionally attributed to Romanus III; facing portrait of Christ
Mint or mintmark: Constantinople; attribution by type, no readable mintmark
Catalogue references: Sear, Byzantine Coins and Their Values, 1823
Obverse description: Facing, bearded bust of Christ with cross nimbus, wearing drapery, right hand raised and left supporting a pellet-decorated Gospel book. Peripheral legend […] is not securely readable; fragmentary field inscriptions correspond to [IC]–[XC].
Reverse description: Large cross on a stepped base, with portions of the design off the flan. IS–XS / bAS–IL[Є] / bAS–IL[Є]. Outer letters and cross terminals are incomplete.
