422, Lot: 636. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AR Miliaresion (22mm, 2.63 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Cross-crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing / +ҺICHF,/ ЄҺ X’ω AVτO/CRAτ, ЄVSЄЬ’/ ЬASILЄVS/ RωMAIω’ in five lines; – + – above and below. DOC 6; SB 1781. VF, lightly toned.