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LOT 3107
Constantine IV Pogonatus AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. Struck circa AD 668-673. Constantinople mint.
Beardless, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine IV facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand / Large I between cross and K; [above, cross?]. Cf. DOC 38; cf. MIB 88; cf. SB 1182. Very Fine. Overstruck on an uncertain type.(3.72gr, 24mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, [and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above?] / Large M, cross above; A N N O [...] (date) across field; officina letter below, CO[N] in exergue. Cf. SB 810. 11.16gr, 35mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on a Follis of Justinian I (traces of [...]ANV[...] on reverse).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justinian I AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 21 (AD 547/8). Nicomedia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with shield, decorated with horseman spearing fallen foe, over his left shoulder; to right, cross / Large K between A N N O and XX I (date); above, cross; below, NI. DOC 148; MIBE 116a1; SB 203. 10.65gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (574/5). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
D N IVSTI-NVS P P AG, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O X (date) across field; A below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 123; MIBE 50a; SB 372. 13.70gr, 31mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
