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Valentitian II AE Maiorina. AD 375-392.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 378-383. 2nd officina. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing to left, head to right, on galley sailing to left, raising right arm; Victory at helm; wreath to left; SMKB in exergue. RIC IX 14b var. (officina). 5.33gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Theodosius I AE 14mm. AD 379-395.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; [mintmark in exergue]. 1.02gr, 14mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Arcadius AE Maiorina. AD 383-408.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 383-395. 3rd officina. D N ARCAD-IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield; hand of God holding wreath above / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding standard and resting on shield; captive seated to left, head to right; TESΓ[•?] in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 45a. 4.36gr, 23mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Honorius AR Siliqua. AD 393-423.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mediolanum(?) mint. D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS R[OMANORVM], Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear; [MDPS?] in exergue. Cf. RIC X 1228. 1.11gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Clipped.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Justinian I AV Solidus. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Constantinople mint; struck AD 542-565. 10th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by Staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB in exergue. DOC 9j; MIBE 7; SB 140. 4.29gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Anonymous Issues AR Third Siliqua or Scripulum(?). Time of Justinian I, circa AD 530.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Constantinople mint. Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust of Constantinopolis to right / Large TX monogram. Bendall, Anonymous Type 12; cf. MIB 3, 69 (Constantine IV); Tolstoi pl. 28, 620. 0.96gr, 14mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 18 (AD 544/5). 1st officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left, cross to right / Large M, ANNO XЧIII (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. MIBE 120; DOC 170a; SB 207. 21.73gr, 37mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 7h.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint; struck AD 529-533. 2nd officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, B below, stars flanking; +THЄЧpo+ in exergue. SB 216; DOC 210b; MIB 126. 14.92gr, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Ravenna mint. Dated RY 29 (AD 555/6). D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large I, ANNO to left, XX VIIII to right, all within wreath. DOC 349; SB 326. 3.50gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 582-602.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 19 (AD 600/1). 3rd officina. ∂ N ᙏAVRC τIbЄR P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, A N N O X ςI II (date) across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 42b; MIBE 67D; SB 494. 11.47gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 582-602.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 594/5). ∂ N ᙏAЧ CN P AЧ, bust facing, wearing crown with trefoil ornament and consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large I, surmounted by cross; ANN• in left field, XIII in right field, τHЄUP' in exergue. MIB 102; DOC 206; SB 537. 2,43gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Revolt of the Heraclii AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 608-610.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Carthage mint. ERACΛIO CON[SVΛI], bareheaded facing bust of Heraclius, wearing consular robes and holding eagle-tipped sceptre; cross above / Large X; cross above; [• N •] • M • across field; star below. DOC 8; MIBE 13; SB 715. 4.03gr, 17mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
