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Coin of Nikephoros II

Coin of Nikephoros II

r. 963 - 969

Nikephoros II

Byzantine

Obv.: Inscription. Above and below -- cross -- (cross formed by 5 dots in + pattern). Rev.: Cross crosslet on base and globe over two steps. In its center four-lobed medallion with bust of Nicephorus wearing modified loros and crown with cross and pendilia. Triple border of dots, the middle one ornamented with eight globules.

Silver

Byzantine period, Middle

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