LOT 3470
Justinian I AE Follis. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint; dated RY 18 = AD 544/5. 2nd officina. D N IVSTNI-ANVS(sic) 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 X-Ч-III (date) across field, cross above, B below, CON in exergue. Cf. DOC 43 (obverse legend variety not recorded); SB 163. Good Very Fine. Nice dark brown patina. Very rare engraver's error.(18.02gr, 33mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s;
Property of a London, antiquarian.
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Byzantine Coins - AE Follis Group. 5th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: various emperors, issues and reverse types. 76.72gr total, 21-34mm
Fine - Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III AE Follis. AD 741-775.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Syracuse mint; struck AD 751-775. Leo III standing facing, wearing chlamys and crown and holding cross potent; to left, ΛЄ[...], to right, I and ΔЄCΠ / Constantine V and Leo IV standing facing, each wearing chlamys and crown and holding akakia; above, cross. DOC III 19; SB 1569; Berk 864; Spahr 333; Anastasi 435. 2.67gr, 19mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Heraclius AE Follis. AD 610-641.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Nicomedia mint; dated RY 2 (AD 611/2). 1st officina. ∂ N hRACLI PЄR [...], helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Large M, ANNO II (date) across field, cross above, A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 154a; SB 833. 10.81gr, 29mm, 7h
Good Very Fine.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian.
