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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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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. -
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Group of Ten [10] Byzantine and Other AE Coins. 10th-14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 69.59gr total, 19-33mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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.
