Byzantine Empire, Romanus III 1028-1034 A.D., AE Follis (10.04 Grams 30 mm), Anonymous Class B, Superb EF with full face and full nose! desert Patina, A Beauty!
Reference: Sear 1823
Obverse: Bust of Christ facing, wearing a nimbus crown, pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels with both hands.
Reverse: Cross, with pellet at each extremity, standing on three steps; in field, above transverse limbs of cross, IS -XS; beneath limbs, bAS - ILЄ, bAS - ILЄ (Jesus Christ King of Kings).