1481. NICEPHORUS III. 1078-1081. AR Miliaresion (1.99 gm). Crowned busts of
Nichephorus  and  Maria; large  ornamented  cross-crosslet between  them /
NIKHF R KAI MAPIA  PICTOI RA-CILEIC PW-MAIWN in  five lines; –+– above, –•–
below. DOC  III 6 var. (legend);  SB 1881 var. (same).  Toned VF. Extremely
rare. ($750)



Ex  Italo Vecchi  Auction 4  (5 December  1996), lot  704; William  J Conte
Collection  (Baldwin’s 2, 5  October 1994),  lot 181; William  Herbert Hunt
Collection  (Sotheby’s, 5-6  December  1990), lot  878; Found  in southeast
Yugoslavia, 1975 (Coin hoards II, 337).


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1481.
 
 Lot sold for $1200.


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