LOT 3918
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 25 (AD 551/2). Theoupolis (Antiochia) mint. 3rd officina.
D N IV[STINI]-ANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield, decorated with cavalryman, with left; in right field, cross / Large M between A N N O and X X Ч (date), above, cross; below, Γ; in exergue, THЧΠ'. DOC 222b; MIB 146; SB 221. Very Fine.(18.52gr, 34mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 591/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
∂ N mAVRI-CN P AUT, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, officina letter below, ANNO to left, X (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. SB 533. 11.28gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Justinian I AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. AD 527-565. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[...]TINIA[...], diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Large V within wreath. MIBE 246 (Sicily); DOC 369; SB 337. 1.04gr, 9mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 3 (AD 567/8). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina. Contemporary imitation(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
O N IVSTINUS C C S AUS, Justin II, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre in her right hand, both crowned and nimbate, seated facing on double throne; above, cross / Large M between ANNO and II I (date); above, cross; below, A; in exergue, KYZ. DOC 117a; MIBE 50b; SB 372. 15.04gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
