LOT 3265
Michael III "the Drunkard", with Basil I AE Follis. AD 842-867.
Constantinopolis mint; struck AD 866-867. ✠ MIhAЄL IMPЄRAT', bust of Michael III facing, wearing crown surmounted with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in his left hand and globus cruciger in his right / ✠ bASILIЧS RЄX✱, bust of Basil I facing, wearing crown surmounted with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in his left hand and globus cruciger in his right. SB 1693. Very Fine.(5.96gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Anastasius AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 491-518.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Constantinople mint. 3rd officina. Small module. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Large K; cross to left, Γ to right, star above and below. DOC 21; MIB 32; SB 24. 4.60gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Michael III "the Drunkard", with Basil I AE Follis. AD 842-867.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Constantinopolis mint; struck AD 866-867. ✠ MIhAЄL IMPЄRAT', bust of Michael III facing, wearing crown surmounted with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in his left hand and globus cruciger in his right / ✠ bASILIЧS RЄX✱, bust of Basil I facing, wearing crown surmounted with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in his left hand and globus cruciger in his right. SB 1693. 5.96gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Justinian I AR Half Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Ravenna mint. Struck AD 552-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P [...], diademed and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Stars flanking staurogram on globe; all within wreath. DOC 339; MIBE 78; Ranieri 361; SB 320. 0.84gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Baldwins, London, UK, 1970s.
