TYPE Byzantine Empire, Nikephoros II Phokas (963-9 AD), bronze follis, Constantinople mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: Crowned bust of Nikephoros facing, in loros, holding labarum and gl. cr., Greek legend [NIK]IFR BASILEV RO Rev: 4-line Greek legend NICIF EN ThEO BASIL ROMAION REFERENCE: SB 1782 var. GRADING: F, light porosity, scarce ORDER INFO: B3115, $45 In terms of iconography - the imperial attributed held by the emperor - this specimen clearly belongs to the SB 1782 type (as opposed to the slightly less scarce SB 1783), but the legend variation is closer to the latter.