LOT 3629
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 4 (AD 585/6). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II II (date); Δ below, CON in exergue. SB 494. Very Fine.(10.61gr, 31mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi of Follis. Dated RY 12 (AD 576/7). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[...]UΛCVC, Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, each holding sceptre and holding globus surmounted by long cross between / Large M; A N N O to left, cross above; to right, X II (date); Γ below; τHЄUP’ in exergue. DOC 159; SB 379. 14.93gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Anonymous AE Nummus. Time of Nicephorus III, AD 1078-1081. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IC XC, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll below. SB 1889; DOC Class I. 5.38gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 601/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
∂ N ᙏAЧΓ CN P AЧ, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large K, cross above, ANNO XX (date) across field; R below. DOC 193.1; SB 535. 5.29gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
