CNG 99, Lot: 842. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.70 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Cross-crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing / +ҺICHF,/ ЄҺ X’ω AVτO/CRAτ, ЄVSЄЬ’/ ЬASILЄVS/ RωMAIω’ in five lines; – + – above and below. DOC 6; SB 1781. Good VF, toned, a few old scratches under tone.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.