174, Lot: 296. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous Folles. Time of Basil II & Constantine VIII, circa 1020-1028. Æ Follis (32mm, 10.73 g). Constantinople mint. Class A3. Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding Gospels, X and pellets in cross arms; rays and dots around central annulet on Gospels / Legend in four lines; diamond above and below. DOC III Class A2.41; SB 1818. Good VF, glossy dark green patina. DOC does not distinguish between classes A2 and A3.