Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; inscriptions are illegible; there are several letters to the lower right of the bust from a previous coin. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘[nICHF]/[E]nΘEWb[A]/SILEVSR[W]/MAIWN’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck.

• History Of Use

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

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.7 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner David Herman
• Received from David Herman

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• Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

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

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3095/1430