273, Lot: 497. Estimate $150. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus III Botaniates. 1078-1081. EL Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Nicephorus standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 3b; SB 1881. VF, area of flat strike and metal flaw on obverse, faint scratches.