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LOT 3092
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 9 (AD 573/4). Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
D N IV[...], nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above, ANNO ςI II (date) across field; B below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 99c; MIBE 46a; SB 369. Very Fine.(15.63gr, 31mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3092
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Justinian I AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 25 (AD 551/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large K; cross above, A N N O XXЧ (date) flanking, mint monogram below. DOC 242; MIBE 154; SB 230. 7.96gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Nicephorus III, AD 1078-1081. Constantinople mint. Class I.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IC XC, bust of Christ, nimbate, facing; His right hand raised, book of gospels in His left / Latin cross with central saltire, globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll to lower left and right. DOC Class I; SB 1889. 5.49gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 591/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
∂ N mAVRI-CN P AV, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, A below, ANNO to left, X (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. DOC 162a; MIBE 96C; SB 533. 12.14gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
