LOT 3617
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina.
O M IVST-NVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X (date) to right; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 38c; SB 360. Very Fine.(13.47gr, 28mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
O M IVST-NVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X (date) to right; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 38c; SB 360. 13.47gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. Struck AD 579-582. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
O ᙏ TIb CONT P, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large Ч. DOC 22; MIBE 33B; SB 438. 2.22gr, 15mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
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.
