LOT 3262
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641.
Thessalonica mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 622/3). 2nd officina. Illegible inscription, Heraclius, on the left, standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding globus cruciger in his right hand; Heraclius Constantine, on the right, standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding long cross in his right hand; above, cross / Large M between A N N O and X III (date); above, cross; below, B; in exergue, ΘЄC. DOC -; MIB 218-220; SB 824. Very Fine. Struck on a large flan.(9.69gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3262
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Alexius II, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. 1297-1330.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
St. Eugenius seated on horseback to right, holding long cross in his right hand and reins in his left; NI to upper right; pellet beneath horse's head / Alexius II on horseback to right, holding lis-tipped sceptre; uncertain legend behind, M before; pellet beneath horse's head. SB 2619; S. Bendall, An Introduction to the Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond 52; Retowski -. 1.91gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Pierced. Apparently unpublished variant with these sigla.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anastasius I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 491-518.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Contemporary imitation of Constantinople mint issue. ON ANOM[...], diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; above, cross; to left and right, stars; in exergue, [CON?]. For prototype cf. SB 19; DOC 23; MIBE 27. 12.68gr, 28mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Constantinople mint. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Large K; cross above, A N N O [?] (date) across field. SB 1368. 3.85gr, 25mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
