LOT 3270
Anonymous AE Follis. Attributed to Constantine X, AD 1042-1050.
Constantinople mint. Class C. + ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, three-quarter length bust of Christ Antiphonetes standing facing, raising His right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels with left; IC XC across fields / Large jeweled cross, with IC XC NI-KA in its angles. DOC C; SB 1825. Very Fine.(7.97gr, 31mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Constantinople mint; struck circa AD 527-538. 4th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Δ below, CON in exergue. DOC 30f; MIBE 83; SB 160. 17.23gr, 31mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Leo VI the Wise AE Follis. AD 886-912.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Constantinople mint. ✠ LЄOh ЬAS-ILЄVS ROᙏ', crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys and holding akakia in his right hand / ✠ LЄOҺ ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA-SILЄVS R-OᙏЄOҺ in four lines. DOC 8; SB 1729. 6.98gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 31 (AD 557/8). 1st officina. 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 XXXI (date) across field, cross above, A below; NIKO in exergue. DOC 137a; SB 201. 15.16gr, 32mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
