LOT 3623
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
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). Very Fine.(10.20gr, 27mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΠΙΤΝΟC ᔕ ΛΙΤΑΝ P P IY, crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large ᙏ; cross above, ANNO II (date) across field; τHEUP' in exergue. DOC 153; MIBE 95Ab; SB 532. 13.43gr, 30mm, 6h.
Good 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. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 570/1). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 12.98gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
