304, Lot: 459. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John I Zimisces. 969-976. AR Miliaresion (21mm, 2.32 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Cross crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of John facing / + IωAҺҺI,/ ЄҺ X’ω AVτO/CRAT, ЄVSЄЬ’/ ЬASILЄVS/R ωmAIω’ in five lines. DOC 7b; SB 1792. VF.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Ponterio 132 (9 November 2004), lot 2381.