LOT 4254
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, in each limb of the nimbate cross crescent, IC XC in fields / + IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ЬASILЄЧ ЬASILЄ, legend in four lines across field, ornament above and below. DOC A2.45; SB 1813. Near Very Fine.(8.59gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4254
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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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. -
Constantine X Ducas AE Follis. AD 1059-1067. Constantinople mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
+ ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with pellet in each limb and empty in each quarter, pallium, and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm; IC XC (barred) across fields / + KΩN RACIΛЄVC O ΔOVK, bust of Constantine X facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross and pendilia, cross in right hand, akakia in left. SB 1854. 8.13gr, 30mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Overstruck.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Two [2] Byzantine AE Coins. Circa 10th-11th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 15.64gr total, 25-30mm.
As Shown.
From a German private collection, formed since the 1980s.
