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SB 1881 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. 1078-1081 AD. Electrum histamenon nomisma (trachy), (4.32 gm). Constantinople. IC-XC to upper left and right, Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cross, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in left; double border / + NIKHF DEC TW ROTANIAT, Nicephorus standing facing on footstool, bearded, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and cross on globe; double border. Berk 335. DO 3b. Sear 1881. | Text Text | Image Image |
| SB 1882 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. 1078-1081 AD. Electrum histamenon nomisma (trachy). Constantinople. IC-XC to left and right, Christ seated facing on throne with square back, wearing nimbus cross, holding book of Gospels; double border / + NIKHFR DEC P TW ROTANIATH, Nicephorus standing facing on footstool, bearded, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and cross on globe; double border. DO 2. Sear 1882. | Text | Image |
| SB 1883 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. 1078-1081 AD. Electrum histamenon nomisma (trachy). 4.35 g, 32.0 mm, Constantinople mint. IC - XC, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross, holding gospels in left hand and raising right hand, double border / +NIKHFR DEC TW ROTANIAT, bearded bust facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross in right, globus cruciger in left, double border. DO 1; SB 1883. | Text | Image |
| SB 1885 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. 1078-1081 AD. AR Miliaresion 25mm, 1.97 g. Constantinople mint. +ΘKE ΡOHΘEI TW CW DUL, Mary standing facing on footstool, hands outstretched. MP-QV to left and right, double border / NIKHF DEC TW ROTAN, Nicephorus, bearded, crowned and in military dress standing facing, holding long cross and resting hand on sheathed sword. DOC 7; SB 1885. | Text | Image |
SB 1886 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. (1078-1081 AD). AR Miliaresion, 1.61 g. Constantinope. EN TOVTW NIKATE NIKHΦ KAI MARIA, cross-crosslet on globe resting on three steps, X in centre, dot in crescent on shaft, crowned busts of Nicephorus, bearded and wearing jewelled chlamys on left, and Mary wearing loros, on right / NIKHΦΡ-KAI MARIA-PICTOI RA-CILEIC PW-MAIWN in five lines; –+– above, –o– below; triple border. DO 6. Sear 1886. | Text Text | Image Image |
| SB 1887 | Nicephorus III, Botaniates. (1078-1081 AD). AR 2/3 Miliaresion. 19mm, 0.9 g MHP - ΘV, facing bust of nimbate Mary, hands outstretched / +NIKHΦΡ ΔEC TW [ROTANIAT], Nicephorus, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and cross on globe. Sear 1887 (one example known); DOC 8. | Text | Image |
SB 1888 | Nicephorus III Botaniates. 1078-1081. AE Follis, 23-28 mm, 4.3-5.9 g. Constantinople mint. IC-XC, Christ standing facing, holding Gospels, raising hand, star to left and right. / C-Φ N-Δ in two lines to left and right of cross with dots at its ends, eight-pointed star in circle in the centre. Sear Byz 1888; DOC 9. | Text Text | Image Image |
SB 1889 | Nicephorus III, Class I anonymous follis. 1078-1081 AD. IC-XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, right hand raised, book of gospels in left / Latin cross with X at centre, globe and two dots at the ends of each arm, crescent at top left and right, floral ornaments at lower left and right. SB 1889. | Text Text | Image Image |
