NICEPHORUS I with STAURACIUS, 802-811. AV Solidus (4.41 gms), Constantinople Mint, 803-811. NGC MS, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5.
S-1604. Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys and holding cross potent and akakia; pellet at beginning of legend; Reverse: Crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger and akakia; X at end of legend. Incredibly vibrant and tantalizing, this Mint State example radiates with boundless brilliance and a sharp strike on a somewhat short flan.

Estimate: $1500.00- $3000.00