Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (19mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 810-811. Crowned facing bust of Nicephorus I, wearing short beard and chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding a globus cruciger. DOC 6; Anastasi 468; SB 1608. Toned, some light scratches and minor deposits, a little die rust. VF. Very rare.
From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex HC Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 933, purchased from M. Geiger (1980).