379, Lot: 409. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John I Zimisces. 969-976. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Cross crosslet set upon globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of John facing / + IωAҺҺ’/ЄҺ X’ω AVTO/CRAT’ ЄVSЄЬ’/ЬASILЄVS/RωMAIω’ in five lines. DOC 7a; SB 1792. VF, a few light scuff marks, slight porosity.

From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Christopher Connell Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 1776.