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; he also wears pearls; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globe with a trefoil ornament attached to it; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘n…FRb’ to right, ‘A’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘nICH[F]/[E]nΘEWbA/[SIL]EVSRW/MA[I]WN’. 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.

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• Type of Item coin
• Culture Byzantine
• Material bronze metal
• Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.9 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 3095/1431