313, Lot: 446. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John I Zimisces. 969-976. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.99 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. + IҺSЧS XRI STЧS ҺICA, Cross crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of John facing / + IωAҺҺI,/ ЄҺ X’ω AVτO/CRAT, ЄVSЄЬ’/ ЬASILЄVS/ RωmAIω’ in five lines. DOC 7b; SB 1792. Good VF, toned, obverse die flaws.

From the Iconodule Collection.