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354, Lot: 687. Estimate $150.
Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John I Zimisces. 969-976. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.91 g, 6h). 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/ RωmAIω’ in five lines. DOC 7a; SB 1792. Good VF, toned, double struck on the obverse, long scratch on the reverse.


From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.

Illustrated in Prue Morgan Fitts’ forthcoming book, The Beginner's Guide to Identifying Byzantine Coins (London, Spink, 2015).