LOT 4255
Anonymous AE Follis. Attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII, AD 976-1028. Constantinople mint. Class A2.
+ ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, wearing tunic and himation, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in His left, five dots in each limb of the nimbate cross, IC XC in fields / + IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ЬASILЄЧ ЬASILЄ, legend in four lines across field, ornament above and below. Cf. DOC III, Class A2.39; SB 1818 (Class A3). Very Fine.(4.32gr, 25mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4255
Anonymous AE Follis.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine AE Follis. 6th-7th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Standing figure / Large M, date across fields. 5.18gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Anonymous AE Follis. Circa 11th century AD. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
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 Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished. 7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis. Unpublished class.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constans II AE 40 Nummis or Follis. Dated RY 14 (AD 654/5). Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Constans standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger / Large M; [cross above], [A] N A [N Є O ς] across field, XIIII in exergue; E below. SB 1007. 2.38gr, 19mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
