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Nicephorus II Phocas, 16 August 963 - 10 December 969 A.D.

Nicephorus II was an able military commander who followed Romanus II on the Byzantine throne and also married his widow, Theophano. He began a vigorous and successful campaign in the east, regaining Cyprus and Antioch. However, the high expenses of war made him unpopular. His wife had an affair with another general, John Tzimisches. In the end, Tzimisches had Nicepohorus killed, seizing the throne for himself.

Byzantine Empire, Nicephorus II Phocas, 16 August 963 - 10 December 969 A.D.

|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.||miliaresion|
Nicephorus II was an able military commander who followed Romanus II on the Byzantine throne and also married his widow, Theophano. He began a vigorous and successful campaign in the east, regaining Cyprus and Antioch. However, the high expenses of war made him unpopular. His wife had an affair with another general, John Tzimisches. In the end, Tzimisches had Nicepohorus killed, seizing the throne for himself.
BZ112942. Silver miliaresion, DOC III-2 6; Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AR/01; Wroth BMC 6; Ratto 1913; SBCV 1781; Sommer 38.5, EF, well centered, edge chips, weight 2.842 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 963 - 969 A.D.; obverse + IhSUS XRISTUS nICA * (Jesus Christ Conquers), cross crosslet on globus above two steps; center medallion contains: crowned bust of Nicephorus II facing, wearing loros, n/C - I/F in two divided lines; triple border with eight globules; reverse + nICHF'/ En Xw AVTO/CRAT EVSEb / bASILEVS / RWMAIW in five lines across field, decorative ornaments above and below, border as on obverse; scarce; SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.||follis|
BZ36550. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 7, SBCV 1783, VF, overstruck, weight 5.244 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 963 - 969 A.D.; obverse +nICIFR bASILE RW, bearded bust facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia and loros, cruciform scepter in right, globus with trefoil ornament in left; reverse + nICHF/EnΘW bA/SILEVS RW/MAIWn, inscription in four lines; very scarce; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Nicephorus II Phocas, 16 August 963 - 10 December 969 A.D.

|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.||follis|
Nicephorus II followed Romanus II on the Byzantine throne and married his widow, Theophano. While campaigning in the east, regaining Cyprus and Antioch, his wife had an affair with another general, John Tzimisces. Tzimisces had Nicephorus killed and seized the throne for himself.
BZ110711. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 7, SBCV 1783, Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AE/01, Wroth BMC 9-12, Sommer 38.6, F, overstruck on earlier follis, well centered, small edge splits, weight 9.122 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 963 - 969 A.D.; obverse +nICIFR bASILE RW, bearded bust facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia and loros, cruciform scepter in right, globus with trefoil ornament in left; reverse + nICHF/EnΘW bA/SILEVS RW/MAIWn, inscription in four lines; SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.||follis|
BZ36551. Bronze follis, DOC III-2 7, SBCV 1783, F, weight 5.943 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 963 - 969 A.D.; obverse +nICIFR bASILE RW, bearded bust facing, wearing crown with cross and pendilia and loros, cruciform scepter in right, globus with trefoil ornament in left; reverse + nICHF/EnΘW bA/SILEVS RW/MAIWn, inscription in four lines; very scarce; SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.,| |with| |Basil| |II||histamenon| |nomisma|
"CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Istanbul, Turkey - 41°02'N, 28°57'E), founded as Byzantium about 660 BC by Greeks from Megara, is located on the European side of the southern end of the Bosporus. It became a Roman ally in the second century BC, and maintained independent status until at least the first century AD. It was destroyed by Septimius Severus for aiding Pescennius Niger, but rebuilt within the same reign. Constantine I re-founded it as his capital, gave it his name, and opened a mint which struck for over 1,100 years under the Romans and Byzantines. It became the capital of the Byzantine Empire."- from Moneta Historical Research by Tom Schroer
SH33679. Gold histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 1; Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AV/1; Wroth BMC 2; Ratto 1911; SBCV 1776; Berk -; Sommer -, EF, superb portrait of Christ, weight 4.414 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse +Ihs XPS REX REGNANTInm (Jesus Christ King of Kings), bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus cruciger with three pellets in each limb, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left; reverse NICHFOR CE bASIL AuGG b R (AYΓOYΣTOI BAΣIΛEIΣ PΩMAIΩN - Emperors, Kings of the Romans), on left Nicephorus, crowned, wearing loros, holding patriarchal cross with his stepson Basil, crowned, wearing chlamys; rare; SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.,| |with| |Basil| |II||histamenon| |nomisma|
Luxembourg was founded in 963.
SH73341. Gold histamenon nomisma, DOC III-2 4.1; Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AV/6; Wroth BMC 3; Ratto 1912; Sommer 38.2; SBCV 1778, gVF, perfect centering, bold, double strike, weight 4.447 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 225o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 16 Aug 963 - 10 Dec 969 A.D.; obverse +•Ihs XΓS REX REGNANTInm (Jesus Christ King of Kings), bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus cruciger with two pellets in each limb of the cross, pallium, and colobium, raising right in benediction, Gospels in left; reverse +ΘOTOC' bHΘ' hIEHF dESP' (God-bearer help ruler Nicephorus), facing busts of the Virgin, on left, and Nicephorus, on right, they hold a long patriarchal cross between them, she is nimbate, wears a stola and maphorium and divides M/•-Θ (mother of God), he has a short beard and wears a crown and loros; ex Clark Smith Numismatists (San Rafael, CA); SOLD


Byzantine Empire, c. 10th Century A.D.

|Byzantine| |Antiquities|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |c.| |10th| |Century| |A.D.||tessera|
The various anonymous coin weights or tesserae are normally assigned to the period following the introduction of the lighter weight gold tetarteron by Nicephorus II 963 - 969 A.D.
BZ31140. Bronze tessera, Bendall, Weights 17 note; Hendy, Studies, p. 508, gVF, encrusted, weight 3.599 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)? mint, obverse + ΔVO in three lines, reverse TETAPTWN in three lines, SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.||miliaresion|
"CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Istanbul, Turkey - 41°02'N, 28°57'E), founded as Byzantium about 660 BC by Greeks from Megara, is located on the European side of the southern end of the Bosporus. It became a Roman ally in the second century BC, and maintained independent status until at least the first century AD. It was destroyed by Septimius Severus for aiding Pescennius Niger, but rebuilt within the same reign. Constantine I re-founded it as his capital, gave it his name, and opened a mint which struck for over 1,100 years under the Romans and Byzantines. It became the capital of the Byzantine Empire."- from Moneta Historical Research by Tom Schroer
BZ10853. Silver miliaresion, DOC III-2 6; Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AR/01; Wroth BMC 6; Ratto 1913; SBCV 1781; Sommer 38.5, VF, toned, well centered, slight porosity, weight 2.69 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 963 - 969 A.D.; obverse + IhSUS XRISTUS nICA * (Jesus Christ Conquers), cross crosslet on globus above two steps, center medallion contains crowned bust facing wearing loros I/W - A/n; triple border with eight globules; reverse + nICHF'/ En Xw AVTO/CRAT EVSEb / bASILEVS / RWMAIW in five lines across field, decorative ornaments above and below, border as on obverse; scarce; SOLD


|Nicephorus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Nicephorus| |II| |Phocas,| |16| |August| |963| |-| |10| |December| |969| |A.D.,| |with| |Basil| |II||tetarteron| |nomisma|
This coin has been clipped to less than half its original weight. Most likely it was clipped for mounting in jewelry. It is an excellent size for mounting in a ring.
BZ89540. Gold tetarteron nomisma, DOC III-2 5.1 (same dies); Morrisson BnF 39/Cp/AV/11; Sommer 38.4; SBCV 1780; Wroth BMC -; Ratto - (none clipped to tremissis), VF, clipped to tremissis weight, light earthen deposits, weight 1.617 g, maximum diameter 11.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 16 Aug 963 - 10 Dec 969 A.D.; obverse + Ihs XΓS REX REGNANTInm (Jesus Christ King of Kings), bust of Christ Pantokrator facing wearing nimbus cruciger with two pellets in each limb of the cross, pallium, and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left hand; reverse +ΘEOTOC' bHΘ' hIEHF dESP' (God-bearer help ruler Nicephorus), facing busts of the Virgin, on left, and Nicephorus, on right, they hold a long patriarchal cross between them, she is nimbate, wears a stola and maphorium and divides M - Θ (mother of God), he has a short beard and wears a crown and loros; from the Robert Watcher Collection; SOLD








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