LOT 3476
Michael II 'the Amorian', with Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 820-829.
Syracuse mint; struck AD 821-829. [MIXA]HL S ΘЄΟF, crowned facing busts of Michael on left, wearing chlamys, and Theophilus on right, wearing loros / Large M; cross above, Θ below. DOC 21; SB 1652. Good Very Fine.(2.36gr, 17mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3476
Michael II 'the Amorian', with Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Basil I the Macedonian AE 20mm. AD 867-886.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cherson mint. Struck AD 879-886. Large B / Cross crosslet on two steps; pellets flanking. DOC 20a; SB 1719 corr. (rev. description). 4.68gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531.2, 26 January 2023, lot 1773 (part of). -
Theodore Comnenus-Ducas, as Emperor of Thessalonica BI Trachy. 1225/7-1230.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 1224-1225(?). Type A. Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, holding scroll in left hand; IC XC flanking, ⟒ M A in three lines to left, ᏌͶ to right / Theodore and St. Demetrios, holding sword over shoulder, standing facing, supporting between them staff topped by cross-in-circle and triangular decoration; ΘЄο to right, O AΓΗ Δ to left. DOC 4; SB 2161. 3,70gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Partially double struck on reverse.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531.2, 26 January 2023, lot 1773 (part of). -
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 699/700). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, A N N O II (date) across field. SB 1368. 3.55gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
