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LOT 3396
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michael Asen IV AR Gros. 1331-1371. Vidin mint.
Christ standing facing before seat, raising both hands in benediction; in field to left, IC over monogram; in field to right, XC over monogram / Ivan Aleksandar standing facing on the left, holding cruciform sceptre in his right hand, and Mihail Asen IV standing facing on the right, holding cruciform sceptre in his left hand; both holding christogram-tipped staff flanked by stars between them; in lower fields to left and right, monograms. Raduchev/Zhekov 1.13, 3-6. Good Very Fine.(1.67gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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LOT 3396
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michael Asen IV AR Gros.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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France. Provincial, Valence (Bishophric), Anonymous AR Denier. 12th-13th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ VRBS VALЄNTIAI, eagle facing with wings spread / ✠ S APOLLINARIS, short cross pommée; annulet in fourth quarter. Duplessy, Féodales 2255. 0.80gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Italy. Genova (Republic) AR Denaro. 1139-1339.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ • IA • NV • A •, gateway / CVNRADI REX, cross pattée. Biaggi 835; MEC 12, 213. 0.70gr, 17mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar AR Gros. Struck circa 1337/8-1347/8. Veliko Turnovo mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, raising His right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in His left; to left and right, IC XC / Ivan Aleksandar standing facing, holding long cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left hand; to left and right, monograms. Cf. Dochev, Katalog 2070; Raduchev & Zhekov 1.13.1-2. 1.02gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Flan crack; edge chipped.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
