Nicephorus II, Phocas (963-969), histamenon, Constantinople, facing bust of Christ, rev., facing busts of Virgin and Nicephorus, holding between them long patriarchal cross; 4.39g (DO 4; S. 1778), edge nick at 2 o'clock, reverse tiny scuff mark on emperors' wrist, otherwise virtually as struck Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.
(800-1200 GBP)