LOT 3244
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641.
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 611/2). 2nd officina. [...] PIPP AVI, helmetted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross / Large M; cross above, ANNO II (date) across field; B below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 154b; MIB 174; SB 833. Near Very Fine.(10.94gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain military mint. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). 1st officina. Illegible inscription, Justin II, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre in her right hand, seated facing on double throne / Large M, ANNO X (date) across field, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue. MIBE 90a; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); Sear 372 (Cyzicus). 10.14gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, date across field. SB 1368. 2.58gr, 23mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 9 (AD 573/4). 2nd officina. [...]-NVI P P AVG (AV ligate), nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, ANNO ςI II (date) across field; B below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 99c; MIBE 46a; SB 369. 11.63gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
