LOT 3478
Basil I the Macedonian AE 20mm. AD 867-886.
Cherson mint. Struck AD 879-886. Large B / Cross crosslet on two steps; pellets flanking. DOC 20a; SB 1719 corr. (rev. description). Very Fine.(4.68gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531.2, 26 January 2023, lot 1773 (part of).
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Group of Twenty-Two [22] Byzantine AE Coins. 6th-8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various emperors. 64gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 820-829.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Syracuse mint; struck AD 821-829. mIXAHL [S ΘEOFI], crowned and draped facing busts of Michael in chlamys and Theophilus in loros; pellet between / Large M; above, cross; below, Θ. Anastasi 513; DOC 21; SB 1652. 2.80gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 699/700). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, A N N O II (date) across field. SB 1368. 3.55gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
