LOT 3222
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint; struck circa AD 527-538. 4th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Δ below, CON in exergue. DOC 30f; MIBE 83; SB 160. Near Very Fine.(17.23gr, 31mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Nicomedia mint. Dated year 35 (AD 561/2). Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large I, cross above; ANNO and XXXV (date) on either side; NIK below. DOC I 158; SB 205. 2.04gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 572/573). Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; cross above, ANNO GI across fields, A below, NIKO in exergue. SB 369. 11.90gr, 31mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s (collector's ticket included). -
Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 29 (AD 555/6). [...]ANVS P P A, 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 I; cross above, ANNO XXςIII (date) across field; mintmark below. DOC 260; SB 237. 3.43gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
