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LOT 3298
Group of Six [6] Byzantine AE Coins. 6th-10th century AD.
Various emperors. Near Very Fine to Very Fine.(50gr total.). [6]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 24 (AD 550/1). Helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large I; cross above, date across field; mintmark below. DOC 255; MIBE 157; SB 236. 5.23gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 572/573). Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; cross above, ANNO GI across fields, A below, NIKO in exergue. SB 369. 11.90gr, 31mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s (collector's ticket included). -
Leontius AE 20 Nummi of Half Follis. AD 695-698.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 695/6). Uncertain officina. Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger with right hand; cross to right / Large K; cross above, [ANNO] A (date) across field, uncertain letter below. Cf. DOC 8a; MIB 33; SB 1335. 3.26gr, 23mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain undertype.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
