LOT 3620
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 9 (573/4). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
D N IVSTINVƧ P P AV, Nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; Christogram above / Large M; cross above; A N N O ς III (date) across field; B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 122d; MIBE 50c; SB 372. Good Very Fine. Well-centred example in a lovely green patina with brown highlights.(13.99gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 831-842. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
ΘЄOFILOS bASI, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, XXX to left, NNN to right, Θ below. BCI 880; DOC 30; Spahr 432; SB 1681. 2.80gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 26 (AD 552/3). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI, helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left, cross to right / Large M, ANNO X X ЧI (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. DOC 178a; MIBE 120; SB 207. 17.42gr, 36mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Anonymous AE Nummus. Time of Nicephorus III, AD 1078-1081. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll below. SB 1889; DOC Class I. 5.38gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
