LOT 3721
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 18 (AD 544/5). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmetted 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 XЧI II (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. MIBE 120; DOC 170a; SB 207. Very Fine.(19.93gr, 36mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3721
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Alexius II, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. AD 1297-1330.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ALЄZo K, Alexius, holding trefoil sceptre on horseback riding to right; Hm to upper right; sigla: N to right / O A (as monogram) ЄV-ΓЄ-Ν, St. Eugenius, holding cruciform sceptre, on horseback riding to right; three floral ornaments beneath horse. Cf. Retowski 1-55 (for Alexius II Aspers); Bendall, Introduction 52; SB 2619. 2.36gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Leo V the Armenian AE Follis. AD 813-820. Constantinople mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
LЄOҺ ЬASIL, crowned and draped facing bust, holding cross potent and akakia / Large M; XXX NNN across field, cross above, A below. SB 1629. 5.44gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Manuel I Comnenus, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. 1238-1263.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross / Crowned facing figure of Manuel, holding labarum and akakia; manus Dei to upper right. Retowski 43; S. Bendall, An Introduction to the Coinage of the Empire of Trebizond, 20; SB 2602. 2.83gr, 22mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
