LOT 3228
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 572/573). Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; cross above, ANNO GI across fields, A below, NIKO in exergue. SB 369. Very Fine.(11.90gr, 31mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s (collector's ticket included).
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Empire of Nicaea. John III Ducas (Vatatzes) BI Trachy. AD 1222-1254.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Magnesia mint. Type G. [MHP] θ[V], the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), nimbate, seated facing on throne with back / Half-length facing bust of John, holding labarum with right hand and globus cruciger with left; V-K in right field. DOC 41; SB 2095. 2.13gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Romanus III Argyrus, AD 1028-1034.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Constantinople mint. Class B. + ЄMMA-[NOV]HΛ around, IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ Pantokrator facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of Gospels / Large cross pommée set upon two steps; IS XS bAS-ILЄ bAS-ILЄ to left and right above and beneath cross. DOC Class B; SB 1823. 11.62gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Overstruck on earlier Anonymous Class A3 Follis (SB 1818).
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Theophilus AE Follis. AD 829-842.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Constantinople mint. ΘЄOFIL BASIL, three-quarter length bust facing, wearing loros, crown and tufa, holding labarum and globus cruciger / + ΘEOFILЄ AVGOVSTЄ SV NICAS in four lines. DOC 15; SB 1667. 6.45gr, 27mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
