Nicephorus II, Solidus.
Nicephorus II, Phocas (963-969), gold Histamenon, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, facing bust of Christ, rev. + ΘЄΟΤΟC' b'HΘ' hICHF ∂ЄSP, facing busts of the Virgin Mary as the Theotokos, with M Θ either side standing for Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, and Nicephorus, holding long patriarchal cross between them, 4.39g (DO 4; S. 1778). Light marks, edge pared in places, potentially removed from a mount, otherwise about extremely fine, rare.
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Nicephorus II, Phocas (963-969), gold Histamenon, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM, facing bust of Christ, rev. + ΘЄΟΤΟC' b'HΘ' hICHF ∂ЄSP, facing busts of the Virgin Mary as the Theotokos, with M Θ either side standing for Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, and Nicephorus, holding long patriarchal cross between them, 4.39g (DO 4; S. 1778). Light marks, edge pared in places, potentially removed from a mount, otherwise about extremely fine, rare.
