LOT 4249
Constans II AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 641-668. Constantinople mint.
[EN TOUTO NIKA], emperor standing facing, holding labarum with Christogram and globus cruciger / Large M, O Φ A to left, ANA above, NEO to right; BII in exergue. SB 1001. Near Very Fine.(4.43gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4249
Constans II AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas AV Solidus. AD 639-641. Constantinople mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧ B(?), cross potent on three steps; monogram in left field, K in right field, CONOB in exergue. DOC 45 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 52; SB 771. 4.39gr, 19mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine. Slight scrape to reverse.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 114, 23 November 2023, lot 1517. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 9 (AD 573/4). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £20 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[...] NVS P P [...], Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; Chi-Rho above; A N N O GI II (date) in left and right fields; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC I 37c; SB 360. 15.20gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Anonymous AE Follis. Circa 11th century AD. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IC XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, His right hand raised, book of gospels in His left / Jewelled cross with globe at each end, set on two steps; wedge in each angle. For another example cf. Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished. 7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis. Unpublished class.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
