TYPE Byzantine Empire, John I Tsimisces (969-976 AD), bronze anonymous follis class A1 DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus and holding Book of Gospels, legend IC XC (Greek denoting Jesus Christ) Rev: Greek legend +IISUS HRISTUS BASILEU BASILE ("Jesus Christ King of Kings") in four lines REFERENCE: SB 1793 GRADING: EF / VF+, edges weaker, glossy brown-black patina, traces of undercoin ORDER INFO: B2352, $135 Peripherally visible undercoin follis of Nikephoros II, but clean central strike; decent reverse, nice patina and stunning obverse Christ portrait on this first and scarcest of regular anonymous folles