Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1861. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. ARTAVASDUS, with NICEPHORUS. 742-743 AD. AR Miliaresion (1.99 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Bidding Closed Estimate $1000 ARTAVASDUS, with NICEPHORUS. 742-743 AD. AR Miliaresion (1.99 gm, 6h). Constantinople mint. Cross potent on three steps / ARTAUASDOS S NIChFOROS EC QEU bASILIS+ in six lines. DOC II 6; SB 1545. Fine, toned, bent and straightened, resulting in a cracked flan. One of the rarest miliaresia in the Byzantine series. ($1000) Copyright © CNG 2002 High bid of $1700 , $1955 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €1377, £935, C$2125, A$2210, on June 8, 2005. Used by permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com