280, Lot: 374. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.97 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Cross crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing / + NICЄF,/ ЄҺ X’ω AVτO/CRAτ, ЄVSЄЬ’/ ЬASILЄVS/ RωMAIω’ in five lines. DOC 6; SB 1781. Good VF, toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 1053.