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LOT 3953
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Alexius I, circa AD 1085-1092. Constantinople mint. Class K.
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; all inside border of large dots / M Θ, half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans; all inside border of large dots. DOC K; SB 1901. Near Very Fine.(5.96gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M between A N N O and [date; officina letter below, mintmark in exergue]. Cf. SB 804. 10.04gr, 29mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on Follis of Theoupolis (Antioch).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 13 (AD 594/5). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
∂ N mA[...], crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, Γ below, ANNO to left, X ΙΙΙ (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue DOC 165b; MIBE 96A; SB 533. 10.97gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. Dated RY 25 (AD 551/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Class D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N IVSTI-[...]NVS P P AI, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large I; cross above, A N N O X X Ч (date) across field; τHЧΠ' in exergue. DOC 256; SB 236. 4.65gr, 22mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
