LOT 3955
Anonymous AE Follis. Circa 11th century AD. Uncertain mint.
IC XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, His right hand raised, book of gospels in His left / Jewelled cross with globe at each end, set on two steps; wedge in each angle. For another example cf. Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished. Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis. Unpublished class.(7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3955
Anonymous AE Follis.
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 587/8). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
[∂] N ᙏ[...]]RI P P, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, A N N O ς (date) across field; A below, N[IK]O in exergue. DOC 96a; SB 512. 8.89gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Uncertain military mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Nimbate imperial couple seated facing on double throne / Large M; ANNO to left; X (date) to right, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue. MIBE 90b; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); SB 372 (Cyzicus). 10.03gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
∂ ᙏ ΠTI CO-TNITAΛT P P, facing bust, wearing crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large ᙏ; cross above, ANNO to left, II (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. DOC 153; SB 532. 12.46gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
