LOT 3919
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 33 (AD 559/60). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right / Large M; A N N O X X X III (date) across field, cross above, Γ below; THЧP' (star).in exergue. DOC 229c; SB 222. Very Fine.(19.34gr, 35mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 40 Nummi of Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding transverse spear and shield / Large M, cross above; [date] across field; A below, CON in exergue. SB 1366. 4.17gr, 23mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. AD 582-602. Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
D N m[...], diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Large Є; Γ to right. Cf. SB 501A. 1.45gr, 13mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anastasius I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Struck AD 512-517. Constantinople mint. 1st (?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; A(?) below, CON in exergue. Cf. DOC 23d; MIBE 27; SB 19. 17.11gr, 36mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
