Coin

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3095/1426

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front, with short beard; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; he also wears pearls; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globe with a trefoil ornament on top; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘[nI]CHF/[En]ΘEWbA/[SI]LEVS[RW]/MAIW[N]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.

  • History Of Use

    "Follis" (denomination); DO# 7; Sear# 1783.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

  • Creation Date between 963 and 969
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/1426