LOT 3621
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/70). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
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. Good Very Fine.(13.92gr, 32mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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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. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8 (572/3). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
VNτNI[...], Justin and Sophia, each holding a sceptre, enthroned facing, both nimbate, holding large globus cruciger between them / Large M, cross above; A N N O and Ч III (date) across field; Γ below, τHЄUP´ in exergue. DOC 154; MIBE 56a; SB 379. 13.80gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 4 (AD 585/6). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II II (date); Δ below, CON in exergue. SB 494. 10.61gr, 31mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
