Basil II and Constantine VIII Class A2 anonymous follis. AD 976-1028. Constantinople mint. 

+EMMANOVHA IC-XC, Christ, nimbate bust facing, with a cross 
in each limb of the nimbus cross, holding book of gospels 
decorated with a cross. 
IhSUS XRISTUS bASILEU bASILE legend in four lines, cross above and below. 

Sear SB 1813 var; DOC 14.22 var. 
Rare variety with crosses on the bible, the sections of the nimbus and on the reverse. 

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(www.timelineauctions.com), July 2018