Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 1215. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JOHN I. 969-976 AD. AR Miliaresion (2.49 gm). Constantinople mint. +IHSUS XRISTRUS NICA*, IW AN and bust of John in central medallion on cross-crosslet / +IWANN, EN X²AVTO CRAT, EVSEb' bASILEVS ROMAIW', -·:·- above and below. DOC III 7a; BN 1; SB 1792. Toned good VF, slightly double struck, but a sharp and clear portrait of John. ($300)