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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |Comnen Dynasty| > |Nicephorus III| > SH06223
Byzantine Empire, Nicephorus III Botaniates, 7 January 1078 - 1 April 1081
|Nicephorus| |III|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |III| |Botaniates,| |7| |January| |1078| |-| |1| |April| |1081|, Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear. 


This coin clearly displays the debasement of gold coinage under Nicephorus. It is only about 8 carats, or 1/3 gold. Ex Woolslayer collection.
SH06223. Electrum histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 3, SBCV 1881, Morrisson BnF 1 - 7, Wroth BMC 7 - 11, Ratto 2051 - 2052, aEF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.30g, maximum diameter 29.2mm, die axis 180o, 24 Mar 1078 - 4 Apr 1081 A.D.; obverse Christ seated facing on a throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, gospels in left, raises right in benediction, IC - XC on sides of nimbus, all inside double border; reverse  NIKHFP ΔEC TW ROTANIAT, Nicephorus standing facing on footstool, bearded, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with cross on shaft and globus cruciger, all inside double border; very scarce; SOLD











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