Nicephorus I 802-811 AD. AV Solidus (24 mm; 4.43 g). Constantinople mint, struck 803-811 AD. Obverse: hICI FOROS bASILЄ, Crowned bust of Nicephorus I facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross in right hand and akakia in left. Reverse: STAVRACIS dЄSPO Є, Bust of Stauracius, facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross in right hand and akakia in left. Small area of weak strike and a few earthen deposits in fields. Sharply struck and lustrous.
Proveniens:
Ex. Hess Leu auction 36, 18.04.1968, lot 619; Ex. Sincona auction 41, 23.10.2017, lot 238
