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 Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished.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 Unpublished class.(7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.).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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Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 40 Nummi of Follis. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding transverse spear and shield / Large M, cross above; date across field; officina letter below, CON in exergue. SB 1366. 4.10gr, 26mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 629/30). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above / Large M, cross above; [A N N O] X X (date) across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. SB 810. 8.73gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Constantine IX, circa AD 1042-1055. Constantinopolis mint. Class D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IC to left, XC to right of Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne with back / IS XS bASILЄ bASIL in three lines, cross between two lines above, crescent between two lines below. DOC Class D; SB 1836. 5.34gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
