LOT 3627
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
ΠΙΤΝΟC ᔕ ΛΙΤΑΝ P P IY, crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large ᙏ; cross above, ANNO II (date) across field; τHEUP' in exergue. DOC 153; MIBE 95Ab; SB 532. Good Very Fine.(13.43gr, 30mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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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. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
O M IVST-NVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X (date) to right; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 38c; SB 360. 13.47gr, 28mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 26 (AD 552/3). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI, helmetted 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 X ЧI (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. DOC 178a; MIBE 120; SB 207. 17.42gr, 36mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
