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LOT 3087
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Struck AD 529-533. Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 4th officina.
∂ N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, Justinian enthroned facing, holding long sceptre in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left / Large M between star and crescent; above, cross; below, Δ; in exergue, ⧾ τHEЧP. DOC 206d; MIB 130; SB 214. Near Very Fine.(17.06gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AR Hexagram. Struck AD 615-630. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[∂∂ NN Һ]ЄRACLΙЧS Єτ ҺЄR[A CONSτ], Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine seated facing on double throne, each holding globus cruciger; cross between / ∂ЄЧS A[∂IЧτA ROM]ANI, cross potent set upon globus set upon three steps; K to right. DOC 64; MIBE 140; SB 798. 6.46gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641. Possibly Constantinople mint. Uncertain regnal year. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Heraclius, holding long cross, and Heraclius Constantine, holding globus cruciger, standing facing; monogram to left / Large M; uncertain date across field; countermark in incuse circle below. Cf. SB 810. 7.60gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 334-335. Siscia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above; ΓSIS in exergue. RIC 240; LRBC 750. 2.28gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
