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Lot 4097    SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST)    Ancient Gold - Byzantine

Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au

NICEPHORUS III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople Mint, (4.31 g), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTAN[IAT], around Nicephorus standing facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Nearly very fine and scarce.

Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet.

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