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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Maurice Tiberius AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. Dated RY 8 (AD 589/90). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
O ᙏ TIUC TA ꟼ P P, crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre with left / Large I surmounted by cross, ANNO Ч III (date) across field; τHEUP in exergue. SB 537. 2.36gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 831-842. Syracuse mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
ΘЄOFILOS bASI, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, XXX to left, NNN to right, Θ below. BCI 880; DOC 30; Spahr 432; SB 1681. 2.80gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 34 (AD 560/1). Constantinople mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left; cross to right / Large M, ANNO XXXIIII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 58b; SB 163. 18.30gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
