LOT 3950
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Romanus IV, circa AD 1068-1071. Constantinople mint. Class G.
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / MP ΘV, facing bust of the Theotokos, orans. DOC G.1-28; SB 1867. Near Very Fine. Seemingly overstruck.(6.79gr, 26mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 666-668. Constantinopolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Draped bust of Constans II facing, with long beard and moustache, wearing crown ornamented with cross and holding globus cruciger in his right hand; in field to right, K / Large M surmounted by crowned and draped bust of Constantine IV holding globus cruciger in his right hand and flanked by crowned and draped busts of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger in his right hand. DOC 88; MIB 177 a-b; SB 1013. 4.82gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 3 (AD 567/8). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina. Contemporary imitation(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
O N IVSTINUS C C S AUS, Justin II, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre in her right hand, both crowned and nimbate, seated facing on double throne; above, cross / Large M between ANNO and II I (date); above, cross; below, A; in exergue, KYZ. DOC 117a; MIBE 50b; SB 372. 15.04gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine X Ducas AE Follis. AD 1059-1067. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[+ ЄMMA]-NOVVHΛ, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with pellet in each limb and empty in each quarter, pallium, and colobium, His right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in His left arm; IC XC (barred) across fields / [+ KΩN] RACIΛЄVC O ΔOVK, bust of Constantine X facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left. DOC 9; SB 1854. 6.26gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
