LOT 3252
Justinian II AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. First reign, AD 685-695.
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 686/7). Uncertain officina. Crowned bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Large K; cross above, ANNO II (date) across field, [officina] below. DOC 20-5; MIB 47; SB 1262. Near Very Fine.(3.19gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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John II Comnenus EL Aspron Trachy. AD 1118-1143.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Constantinople mint. Struck AD 1122-1142(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / John and St. George standing facing, holding patriarchal cross set on three steps between them. SB 1942. 2.49gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius III Apsimar AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). 4th officina. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, with short beard, holding transverse spear across body in right hand, shield in left / Large M between ANNO and I (date); cross above, Δ below, [CON] in exergue. MIB 73; DOC - (unlisted officina); SB 1366. 4.30gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on an earlier type.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Group of Six [6] Byzantine AE Folles. 6th-10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £34
Various emperors. 80gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
