LOT 3632
Maurice Tiberius AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. AD 582-602. Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Monogram / Large Ч with pellet in centre; cross above. DOC -; MIBE 104; SB 540. Extremely Fine.(1.55gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummis or Follis. Dated RY 11 (AD 592/3). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 1st(?) officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 12.16gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 5 Nummi or Pentanummium. Struck AD 579-582. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
O ᙏ TIb CONT P, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large Ч. DOC 22; MIBE 33B; SB 438. 2.22gr, 15mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
