#j357# Byzantine Follis coin of Basil II from 1020-1028 AD (Constantinople) HQ M COMM ANT P FEL

M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT

REFERENCE: RIC 54

minted between 214-212 BC

-Mussel shell

lying E on shoulder below ear

#j357# Byzantine Follis coin of Basil II from 1020-1028 AD (Constantinople) HQ M COMM ANT P FELWelcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Anonymoys 'type' Byzantine Follis coin issued during the reign of Basil from 1020 1028 AD. ID# 357j (UK) Diameter: 29mm MINT: Constantinople OBVERSE; + EMMANOVH Bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels. REVERSE; +IhSS XRISTS bASIL bASIL Legend within five lines. REFERENCE: Sear 1818 Basil II 976 1025 Probably the most militant of the Byzantine emperors, Basil never married, devoting his entire reign to