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Up for auction is a Byzantine Follis coin of Michael VII from 1071-1078 AD
This coin has been over-struck on the obverse and reverse with the design of Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078 AD) on top of an unknown earlier issue.
ID# 659p
Diameter: 25mm
MINT: Constantinople
OBVERSE; IC-XC
- Bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels; between two stars.
REVERSE; +MIXAIΛBACIΛ OΔ
-Facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
REFERENCE: Sear 1878