LOT 3259
Constantine VI and Irene AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 780-797.
Constantinople mint; struck AD 792-797. Crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, set on horizontal bar; cross to right, pellets flanking; below, large M flanked by X - N; A below. DOC 7; SB 1598. Very Fine.(1.49gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 572/573). Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; cross above, ANNO GI across fields, A below, NIKO in exergue. SB 369. 11.90gr, 31mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s (collector's ticket included). -
Tiberius III Apsimar AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). 4th officina. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, with short beard, holding transverse spear across body in right hand, shield in left / Large M between ANNO and I (date); cross above, Δ below, [CON] in exergue. MIB 73; DOC - (unlisted officina); SB 1366. 4.30gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on an earlier type.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 582-602.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Constantinople mint. 1st officina. Dated RY 1 (582/3). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, ANNO I (date) across field; A below, CON in exergue. DOC 21; SB 493. 11.75gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
