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LOT 3089
Justinian I AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 21 (AD 547/8). Nicomedia mint.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with shield, decorated with horseman spearing fallen foe, over his left shoulder; to right, cross / Large K between A N N O and XX I (date); above, cross; below, NI. DOC 148; MIBE 116a1; SB 203. Very Fine.(10.65gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Constantine IV Pogonatus AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. Struck circa AD 668-673. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Beardless, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine IV facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand / Large I between cross and K; [above, cross?]. Cf. DOC 38; cf. MIB 88; cf. SB 1182. 3.72gr, 24mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on an uncertain type.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. Dated RY 1 (AD 582/3). Catania mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[D N TIЬ MAV?]-RIC P P AVG. crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large I; A N N O I (date) across field; CAT in exergue. DOC 264; MIBE 136B; Anastasi 4; SB 580. 3.15gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, E-Auction 18, 6 November 2015, lot 386. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 586/7). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[∂] N ᙏAV-C τIbЄRI A, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, A N N O Ч (date) across field; A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 95a; SB 512. 12.35gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
