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 AR Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Carthage mint. Struck AD 533/4-537. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VOT MV•LT HTI in three lines; all within wreath; CONOS below. DOC 280; MIBE 51; SB 253. 1.14gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with blue iridescence around the devices.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain military mint. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Nimbate imperial couple seated facing on double throne / Large M; ANNO to left; X (date) to right, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue; cross between heads. MIBE 90b; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); SB 372 (Cyzicus). 9.25gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 578-582.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 579-582. ∂ ᙏ τIb CO-STANT P P AV, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing / Large X; cross above. DOC 20b; MIBE 31a; SB 436. 4.78gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
