LOT 3236
Justin II and Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 565-578.
Uncertain military(?) mint. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). D N IVSTIN[...], Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large K; ANNO X (date) across field, cross above; KYZ below. MIBE 93a. Very Fine.(3.78gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Justinian I AR Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Carthage mint. Struck AD 533/4-537. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VOT MV•LT HTI in three lines; all within wreath; CONOS below. DOC 280; MIBE 51; SB 253. 1.14gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with blue iridescence around the devices.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 28 (AD 554/5). 2nd officina. O N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, 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 XXςII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 51b; SB 163. 16.89gr, 31mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Nicomedia mint. Dated year 35 (AD 561/2). Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large I, cross above; ANNO and XXXV (date) on either side; NIK below. DOC I 158; SB 205. 2.04gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
