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 Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished.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 Unpublished class.(7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.).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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Basil I 'the Macedonian' AE 14mm. AD 879-886. Cherson mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cross floriate on steps; pellets flanking / Large B on exergual line; pellets flanking. DOC 20b; Anokhin 377-382; SB 1719. 1.84gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, A N N O I (date) across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. 4.42gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Struck on the typical for the period irregular flan.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX AR Basilikon. Struck AD 1304-1320 (or later). Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
KVPIE BOHΘЄI, IC XC, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / AVTOKPATOPЄC PധMAIധN, Andronicus II and Michael IX standing facing, together holding ornate labarum set on bifurcated base between them. DOC 509-11; SB 2402. 2.11gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
