Byzantine Empire, Nichephorus III,BOTANIATES - BYZANTINE EMPEROR: March 24, 1078 - April 4, 1081 A.D.  Copper Follis.  Class I, Nicephorus III, 7 January 1078 – 1 April 1081, IC - XC, bust of Christ facing, with nimbus cruciger, wears pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels. Latin cross, with X at center, globule and two pellets at each extremity, floral ornament flanking below, crescents flanking above. 6.7g, 23.81mm.