LOT 3638
Anonymous AE Nummus. Time of Nicephorus III, AD 1078-1081. Constantinople mint.
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll below. SB 1889; DOC Class I. Near Very Fine.(5.38gr, 25mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Justin I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 518-527. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N IVSTINVS P P AVGS, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, star to left, crescent turned outwards to right; uncertain letter below, ANTIX(?) in exergue. DOC -; cf. MIBE 60; SB 103. 16.97gr, 36mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 34 (AD 560/1). Constantinople mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left; cross to right / Large M, ANNO XXXIIII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 58b; SB 163. 18.30gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Heraclius, with Martina and Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 615/6). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, and Martina standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; two crosses between / Large M; cross above, ANNO ς (date) across field; A below, CON in exergue. DOC 89a var. (unlisted officina); SB 806. 9.77gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
