198, Lot: 331. Estimate $100. Sold for $66. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus III Botaniates. 1078-1081. Æ Follis (23mm, 5.90 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ standing facing, holding Gospels, raising hand in benediction; stars flanking / Cross with pellets at extremities, eight-pointed star within circle at center; C-Φ-N-Δ in angles. DOC 9; SB 1888. Fine, black patina with some earthen highlights.