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LOT 3951
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Constantine IX, circa AD 1042-1055. Constantinopolis mint. Class D.
IC to left, XC to right of Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne with back / IS XS bASILЄ bASIL in three lines, cross between two lines above, crescent between two lines below. DOC Class D; SB 1836. Near Very Fine.(5.34gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, date across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. 3.90gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD AD 601/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
∂ N ᙏAЧΓI CN P AЧT, crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, Α below, A N N O to left, X X (date) to right, THЄЧP' in exergue. DOC 172a; SB 533. 11.39gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 582-602. Constantinople mint. Dated RY 4 (AD 585/6). 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N ᙏAVRIC τIbЄR P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II II (date) across field; Є below, CON in exergue. DOC 27e.2; SB 494. 13.29gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
