Period
Byzantine
Person
Romanos III, Byzantine emperor, 1028-1034, Michael IV, Byzantine emperor, 1034-1041, Michael V, Byzantine emperor, 1041-1042, Zoe, Byzantine empress, 1028-1050
Mint
Constantinople (Byzantine)
Denom.
Follis
Dating
c.1030/1035-1042?
Obverse
[ ] NOVH[ ], Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and himation; clasps Gospel-book to breast with left hand
Reverse
IS [ ] [ ]AS [ ] bASILE, Cross on base and two steps