LOT 3477
Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 829-842.
Constantinopolis mint. ✱ • ΘЄOFIL' bASIL', half-length figure of Theophilus standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding patriarchal cross in his right hand and akakia in his left / Large M between X X X and N N N; above, cross; below, Θ. DOC 13; SB 1666. Near Extremely Fine.(5.66gr, 30mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint; struck AD 529-533. 2nd officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, B below, stars flanking; +THЄЧpo+ in exergue. SB 216; DOC 210b; MIB 126. 14.92gr, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 820-829.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Syracuse mint; struck AD 821-829. mIXAHL [S ΘEOFI], crowned and draped facing busts of Michael in chlamys and Theophilus in loros; pellet between / Large M; above, cross; below, Θ. Anastasi 513; DOC 21; SB 1652. 2.80gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Leo VI 'the Wise', with Alexander AE Follis. AD 886-912.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Constantinople mint. + LЄOҺ S ALЄΞAҺδROS, two emperors seated facing on double throne, each wearing crown and loros, and holding between them labarum / + LЄOҺ S ALЄΞAҺδROS ЬASIL' ROMЄOҺ in four lines across field. DOC 6; SB 1730. 6.90gr, 25mm, 7h.
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).
