LOT 3743
Manuel I Comnenus, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. 1238-1263.
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. Good Very Fine.(2.83gr, 22mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 3743
Manuel I Comnenus, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
∂ N ᙏAVR[...] P P AV, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II (date) across field; Є below, CON in exergue. SB 493. 13.20gr, 32mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Alexius II, Emperor of Trebizond AR Asper. AD 1297-1330.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
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. -
Heraclius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 611/2). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
δ N hRAClI PЄ[...], helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross and shield / Large M; A N N O II (date) across fields, B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 168b; MIB 184; SB 839. 10.61gr, 32mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
