TYPE |
Byzantine Empire, Romanos III Argyros (1028-1034 AD), bronze anonymous follis, class B |
DESCRIPTION |
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Obv: |
Bust of Christ facing, wearing numbus and holding Book of Gospels, legend IC XC (Greek denoting Jesus Christ) |
Rev: |
Cross on three steps, legend IS XS BASILE BASILE ("Jesus Christ, King of Kings") in three lines |
REFERENCE: |
SB 1823 |
GRADING: |
AVF, brown patina, some roughness and encrustation |
ORDER INFO: |
B1506, $30 |
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