LOT 3626
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummis or Follis. Dated RY 11 (AD 592/3). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 1st(?) officina.
Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, A N N O to left, X I (date) to right; A(?) below, τHЄUP’ in exergue. Cf. DOC 163a; SB 533. Very Fine.(12.16gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 2 (AD 583/4). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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. 13.43gr, 30mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 9 (573/4). Cyzicus mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N IVSTINVƧ P P AV, Nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; Christogram above / Large M; cross above; A N N O ς III (date) across field; B below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 122d; MIBE 50c; SB 372. 13.99gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred example in a lovely green patina with brown highlights.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 6 (AD 570/1). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large M; cross above, date across field; Δ below, CON in exergue. SB 360. 12.98gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
