Description: Time of Nikephoros III, ca 1078 - 1081 AD. Anonymous AE Follis Class I, Constantinople mint. Nimbate bust of Christ, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Ornate cross rising from florets, flanked by crescents.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 5,42 g

Grade: VF/gVF

Attribution: DOC III Class I; SB 1889

Commentary: overstruck on previuos issue (Michael VII); great two-colored patina, sharp details, bent flan

History: In 1078 Nikephoros revolted against Michael VII, and with the help of the Seljuk Turks became an emperor.

Article Number: 008-07-03-41652