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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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. -
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 611/2). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
δ N hRAClI PЄ[...], helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross and shield / Large M; A N N O II (date) across fields, B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 168b; MIB 184; SB 839. 10.61gr, 32mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 586/7). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Garbled legend, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large m; ANNO to left, Ч to right, cross above, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. DOC 156; MIBE 95Ab; SB 532. 12.83gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
