LOT 3253
Leontius AE 20 Nummi of Half Follis. AD 695-698.
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 695/6). Uncertain officina. Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger with right hand; cross to right / Large K; cross above, [ANNO] A (date) across field, uncertain letter below. Cf. DOC 8a; MIB 33; SB 1335. Near Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain undertype.(3.26gr, 23mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Justinian I AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 24 (AD 550/1). Helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large I; cross above, date across field; mintmark below. DOC 255; MIBE 157; SB 236. 5.23gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Group of Nine [9] AE Byzantine Coins. 10th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various rulers. 50.10gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Nicomedia mint. Dated RY 10 (574/5). 1st officina. O N IVSTI-NVS P P AV(ligate), Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre, respectively / Large M; cross above, ANNO X (date) across field; A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC 100b; MIBE 46a; SB 369. 11.80gr, 29mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex London, UK, collection.
