LOT 3926
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8(?) (AD 570/1). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
O N IVSTI-NVS P P A[...], nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre, respectively / Large M; cross above, date across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. Cf. SB 360. Very Fine.(13.94gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 629/30). Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned facing figures of Heraclius, wearing military attire, holding long cross and resting hand on hip, and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; cross above / Large M, cross above; [A N N O] X X (date) across field; Γ below, CON in exergue. SB 810. 8.73gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
![Group of Ten [10] Byzantine and Other AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/251543-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] Byzantine and Other AE Coins. 10th-14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 69.59gr total, 19-33mm.
As shown.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 12 (576/7). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[...]-ΝVS P P A, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O X II (date) across field; B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 125b.1-2; SB 372. 14.55gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
