Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Nicephoros II Phocas (963-969), with Basil II and Constantine VIII, Histamenon nomisma, Constantinopolis; AV (4,36 g; 21,5 mm; 6 h)
+IHS XIS REX REGNATIhM Facing bust of Christ with decorated nimbus, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in left. Rv. +ΘEOTOC' b'HΘ' nICHF,dES' Facing bust of the Virgin, veiled and nimbate and Nicephorus, wearing crown and loros, holding between them patriarchal cross; at sides of Virgin, M – Θ. DO 4.2. Sear 1778. Extremely fine.