Nicephorus I, with Stauracius, AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 803-811. • ҺICIFOROS ЬASILЄ', crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand and akakia in left / STAVRACIS ∂ЄSPO' Θ, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 2c; Sear 1604. 4.49g, 22mm, 6h.
Mint State; some minor flat striking, but struck on a generous flan and with exceptionally lustrous surfaces. A superior example.
From a private Swiss collection.