LOT 3224
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 28 (AD 554/5). 2nd officina. O N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmetted 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 XXςII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 51b; SB 163. Very Fine.(16.89gr, 31mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine IV Pogonatus AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 668-685.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Constantinople mint; struck AD 673. 3rd officina. Helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand / Large K between ANNO and CO N; [cross above], Γ below. DOC 35; SB 1179. 10.20gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Group of Six [6] AE Byzantine coins. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various emperors. 26.74gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Michael VIII Palaeologos AE Trachy. AD 1261-1282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator standing facing on dais; [IC XC flanking] / Michael enthroned facing, holding cross-tipped sceptre with left hand and globus cruciger with right; O Π V(?) to right. DOC 100-2; PCPC 35; SB 2290. 2.71gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
