E-auction 40-15626 - bby_271073 - NICEPHORUS II PHOCAS Follis
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 41 € |
| Maximum bid : | 42 € |
| End of the sale : | 20 January 2014 16:28:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Follis
Date: 963-969
Mint name / Town : Constantinople
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,14 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan mince et irrégulier à l’usure très importante, mais lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : NICIFR BASIL R[OM].
Obverse description : Buste couronné de face, vêtu du loros, tenant un sceptre cruciforme de la main droite et un globe crucigère de la gauche.
Obverse translation : (Nicéphore roi des Romains).
Reverse
Reverse description : Légende en quatre lignes.
Reverse legend : +hICHF/ Eh QEw/ bASILEVS Rw/MAIWn
Reverse translation : (Nicéphore par la grâce de Dieu, roi des Romains),.
Commentary
Importantes traces de surfrappe des deux côtés.
Historical background
NICEPHORUS II PHOCAS
(08/16/963-12/10/969)
Nicephorus II succeeded Roman II in 963 after a five-month interregnum. He married Theophano, the widow of Roman II, the mother of Basil II and Constantine VIII who are associated with the throne. Antioch was recaptured from the Muslims. After a reign of six years, Nicephorus was assassinated by John I, the Empress's lover..
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