LOT 3615
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 34 (AD 560/1). Constantinople mint. 2nd officina.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted 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 XXXIIII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 58b; SB 163. Very Fine.(18.30gr, 34mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/570). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
DN IVSTI-NVS P P AVI, Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; staurogram above, ANNO Ч (date) across fields, A below, CON in exergue. SB 360. 14.52gr, 32mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Apparently overstruck.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. Struck AD 579-582. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
O ᙏ TIb CONT P, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large Ч. DOC 22; MIBE 33B; SB 438. 2.22gr, 15mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AV Solidus. Circa AD 616-625. Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
∂∂ NN ҺЄRACLIUS Єτ ҺЄRA CONSτ P P A, crowned, draped and short-bearded bust of Heraclius facing, on the left; crowned and draped bust of Heraclius Constantine facing, with slight beard and moustache, on the right; above, cross / VICTORIA AVGЧ Δ, cross potent on base and three steps; I to right, CONOB below. DOC 14b; MIB 14; SB 739. 4.39gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
