Description: Michael VII Ducas (1071 - 1078). AE Half Follis, Constantinople mint. Bust of Christ facing, holding Gospels, star left and right; IC - XC / + MIXL RACIL O D; bust of emperor facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger.

Diameter: AE26 mm

Weight: 3,86 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: DOC 15; Sear 1880A; Sommer, MBR 55.9

Commentary: very rare Half Follis; overstrike; olive patina, sharp details

History: Under the reign of Michael VII, the Byzantines lost Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans - over 500 years of Eastern Roman Empire in Italy were over.

Article Number: 016-05-02-41652