LOT 3624
Justin II AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. AD 565-578. Cyzicus mint.
Monogram / Large Є; K to right. DOC 137; MIB 53; SB 375. Very Fine.(1.38gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/70). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne, both wearing nimbus crown / Large M; cross above, A N N O Ч (date) across field; A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 95a; MIBE 46; SB 369. 13.92gr, 32mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
O M IVST-NVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X (date) to right; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 38c; SB 360. 13.47gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Contemporary imitation(?). ∂ Ͷ IVSTI-NVI P P VVC, Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding long cross and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre; cross between / Large M; cross above; ANNO X (date) across field; A below, NIKO in exergue. Cf. DOC I 100a (Justin holds globus cruciger); cf. SB 369 (same). 10.20gr, 27mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
