LOT 3231
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 9 (AD 573/4). 2nd officina. [...]-NVI P P AVG (AV ligate), nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, ANNO ςI II (date) across field; B below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 99c; MIBE 46a; SB 369. Very Fine.(11.63gr, 28mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 582-602.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Uncertain 'military mint' in Sicily or Italy. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). 1st officina. D N ᙏAVR P P AVII, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield with left / Large M between ANNO and II (date); cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. MIBE -; cf. SB 517 (Cyzicus). 14.28gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Unpublished variant.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Anonymous AE Follis. Attributed to Constantine X, AD 1042-1050.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Constantinople mint. Class C. + ЄMMA-NOVHΛ, three-quarter length bust of Christ Antiphonetes standing facing, raising His right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels with left; IC XC across fields / Large jeweled cross, with IC XC NI-KA in its angles. DOC C; SB 1825. 7.97gr, 31mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/570). 1st officina. [...]STI-NOS P I AV, nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, each holding sceptre and cross set on globe between them / Large M; cross above, ANNO II III across field; A below, τHЄЧP’ in exergue. DOC 150a; SB 379. 15.74gr, 32mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
