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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Group of Three [3] AE Pentanummia of Justin I & Justinian I. AD 527.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Antioch mint. 3.37gr total.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justinian I AR Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Carthage mint. Struck AD 533/4-537. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VOT MV•LT HTI in three lines; all within wreath; CONOS below. DOC 280; MIBE 51; SB 253. 1.14gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with blue iridescence around the devices.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Group of Ten [10] Byzantine AE Folles. 10th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various emperors. 87gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
