1042-1055 AD., Constantine IX, Constantinopolis mint, Follis, Sear 1836.

attributed to Constantine IX, Constantinopolis (Constantinople) mint, 1042-1055 AD.,
Æ Follis (24-26 mm / 6,38 g), anonymous, class D,
Obv.: IC - XC , Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and holding gospels with both hands.
Rev.: ISXS / bASILE / bASIL , (Jesus Christ King of Kings), legend in three lines; - + - above, - (crescent) - below.
Sear BC 1836 ; DOC III pp. 685-7 .