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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Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 29 (AD 555/6). [...]ANVS P P A, helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left, cross to right / Large I; cross above, ANNO XXςIII (date) across field; mintmark below. DOC 260; SB 237. 3.43gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Basil II and Constantine VIII, AD 976-1028.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Constantinople mint. Class A2. ✠ ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, wearing tunic and himation, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in His left; square in each limb of the nimbate cross; IC XC in fields / ✠ IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ЬASILЄЧ ЬASILЄ, legend in four lines across field. DOC A2.47; SB 1813. 6.42gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Nine [9] Byzantine AE Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/224343-s.jpg)
Group of Nine [9] Byzantine AE Coins. 7th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various emperors. 62gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
