LOT 3936
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Uncertain mint.
Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M between A N N O and [date; officina letter below, mintmark in exergue]. Cf. SB 804. Near Very Fine. Overstruck on Follis of Theoupolis (Antioch).(10.04gr, 29mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8(?) (AD 570/1). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
O N IVSTI-NVS P P A[...], nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre, respectively / Large M; cross above, date across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. Cf. SB 360. 13.94gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 582-602. Constantinople mint. Dated RY 4 (AD 585/6). 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N ᙏAVRIC τIbЄR P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II II (date) across field; Є below, CON in exergue. DOC 27e.2; SB 494. 13.29gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M between A N N O and [date; officina letter below, mintmark in exergue]. Cf. SB 804. 10.04gr, 29mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on Follis of Theoupolis (Antioch).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
