LOT 3272
Empire of Nicaea. John III Ducas (Vatatzes) BI Trachy. AD 1222-1254.
Magnesia mint. Type G. [MHP] θ[V], the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), nimbate, seated facing on throne with back / Half-length facing bust of John, holding labarum with right hand and globus cruciger with left; V-K in right field. DOC 41; SB 2095. Good Very Fine.(2.13gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Justin II and Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Uncertain military mint. Dated RY 4 (AD 568-569). [...]TINVS P P AVI, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, both nimbate, enthroned facing / Large K; cross above, ANNO Δ (date) across field, TЄS below. MIBE 94; DOC 65 (Thessalonica); SB 366 (Thessalonica). 7.06gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 578-582.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 579-582. ∂ ᙏ τIb CO-STANT P P AV, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing / Large X; cross above. DOC 20b; MIBE 31a; SB 436. 4.78gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Tiberius III Apsimar AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). 1st officina. [...] T[...]IЧƧ PЄ AV, 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) between pellets; cross above, A below, [CON] in exergue. MIB 73; DOC 7; SB 1366. 5.45gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on earlier type.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
