LOT 3741
Alexius I Comnenus AE Tetarteron. AD 1081-1118. Thessalonica(?) mint.
[Τω Κ Ο ΜΝΗ], Alexius I crowned, facing, holding cruciform sceptre in right hand and globus cruciger in left / C Φ AΛ Δ, jewelled cross with globe at each extremity, X at the centre of the cross. DOC 40; SB 1931 (Philippopolis). Near Very Fine.(2.79gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 601/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
∂ N mAUΓ CNP AVI, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X X (date) to right, Γ below and ƮHЄUP' in exergue. MIBE 96C; DOC 172b; SB 533. 10.44gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Manuel I Comnenus, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. 1238-1263.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross / Crowned facing figure of Manuel, holding labarum and akakia; manus Dei to upper right. Retowski 43; S. Bendall, An Introduction to the Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond, 20; SB 2602. 2.83gr, 22mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 601/2). Kyzikos mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[...]ICI TIbE[...], crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M, A N N O X X (date) across fields, Christogram(?) above, A below, KYZ in exergue. Cf. DOC 134a; SB 519. 13.13gr, 31mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Attractive green patina.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
