LOT 3619
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 570/1). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large M; cross above, date across field; Δ below, CON in exergue. SB 360. Very Fine.(12.98gr, 30mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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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. -
Michael III Debased AV Semissis. Circa AD 856-866. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger. DOC 10; SB 1695. 1.60gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Mint State.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 1729. -
Justin II AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. AD 565-578. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Monogram / Large Є; K to right. DOC 137; MIB 53; SB 375. 1.38gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
