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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AV Solidus. Circa AD 616-625. Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
∂∂ NN ҺЄRACLIUS Єτ ҺЄRA CONSτ P P A, crowned, draped and short-bearded bust of Heraclius facing, on the left; crowned and draped bust of Heraclius Constantine facing, with slight beard and moustache, on the right; above, cross / VICTORIA AVGЧ Δ, cross potent on base and three steps; I to right, CONOB below. DOC 14b; MIB 14; SB 739. 4.39gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Heraclius, with Martina and Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 615/6). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Martina standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; two crosses between / Large M; cross above, ANNO ς (date) across field; A below, CON in exergue. DOC 89a var. (unlisted officina); SB 806. 9.77gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Constans II AE 40 Nummis or Follis. Struck AD 641-644. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IҺPЄR COҺSτ, crowned facing bust, beardless, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large ᙏ; A N A and N Є O s across field; SCs in exergue; cross to left. DOC 9d (Heraclonas); MIB 204a-c; SB 1103. 4.49gr, 20mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 831-842. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
ΘЄOFILOS bASI, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, XXX to left, NNN to right, Θ below. BCI 880; DOC 30; Spahr 432; SB 1681. 2.80gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Michael III Debased AV Semissis. Circa AD 856-866. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger. DOC 10; SB 1695. 1.60gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Mint State.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 1729. -
Anonymous AE Nummus. Time of Nicephorus III, AD 1078-1081. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll below. SB 1889; DOC Class I. 5.38gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders, Tancred, as Regent AE Follis. 1101-1112. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban and holding sword / Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; in quarters, IC XC across upper quarters, NI-KA across lower quarters. Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 63-70; CCS 4a. 3.04gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crusaders, Tancred, as Regent AE Follis. 1101-1112. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban and holding sword / Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; in quarters, IC XC across upper quarters, NI-KA across lower quarters. Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 63-70; CCS 4a. 3.33gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III AR Denier. 1149-1163. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ BOAMVNDVS, bare male head with short hair to right / ✠ ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée. CCS 25; Metcalf, Crusades, 358; Wäckerlin 127. 0.70gr, 16mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III BI Denier. 1163-1201. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ BOAMVИDVS, helmetted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Cf. CCS 66b. 1.06gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crusaders, Neapolitan Princes of Epirus and Corfu. Philippe de Taranto BI Denier Tournois. 1294-1313. Lepanto (modern Nafpaktos).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
+ PhS P TAR DESP, cross pattée / + NEPANTI CIVIS, châtel tournois. Tzamalis F100. 0.87gr, 18mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders, Neapolitan Princes of Epirus and Corfu. Philippe de Taranto BI Denier Tournois. 1294-1313. Lepanto (modern Nafpaktos).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
+ PhS P TAR DESP, cross pattée / + NEPANTI CIVIS, châtel tournois. Tzamalis F100. 0.89gr, 18mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.