104, Lot: 225. Estimate $150. Sold for $196. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

NICEPHORUS III, Botaniates. 1078-1081. EL Histamenon Nomisma (31mm, 4.34 gm). Christ seated facing on throne without back; no pellets in nimbus / Nicephorus standing facing, holding labarum (X on shaft) and globus cruciger. DOC III 3b; SB 1881. VF, toned.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.