LOT 3744
Alexius II, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. AD 1297-1330.
ALЄZ, Alexius, holding trefoil sceptre on horseback riding to right; sigla: P to right; symbol beneath horse / O A (as monogram) ЄV-Γ-Ν, St. Eugenius, holding cruciform sceptre, on horseback riding to right; [symbol] beneath horse. Cf. Sommer (2023), p. 669, T7.6.2.; Bendall, Introduction 52; SB 2619. Near Very Fine. Toned.(2.04gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3744
Alexius II, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 18 (AD 544/5). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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 XЧI II (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. MIBE 120; DOC 170a; SB 207. 19.93gr, 36mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Alexius I Comnenus AE Tetarteron. AD 1081-1118. Thessalonica(?) mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[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). 2.79gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 578/9). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
∂ m TIb CONS-TANT P P AVI, facing crowned bust with pendilia, surmounted by cross, wearing consular robes, holding akakia in right hand, and scipio aquila surmounted by cross in left / Large m (mark of value); A N N O in left field, Ч (date) in right, cross above, CONA in exergue. DOC 11a; MIBE 25; SB 430. 17.88gr, 36mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
