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: AVF / VF, even brown patina ORDER INFO: B2539, $60 Pleasing even brown patina, good metal and clean strike on a fresh flan on this first and scarcest of regular anonymous folles