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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Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 668-685.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Syracuse mint; struck AD 677-679/80. Constantine IV standing facing, holding spear in right hand, resting his left on his hip / Large M; standing facing figures of Heraclius, on left, and Tiberius, on right, flanking, each holding globus cruciger in right hand; monogram above; SCL below. Anastasi 227; DOC 62; MIB 105; SB 1209. 3.55gr, 29mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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 AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 820-829.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. 2.36gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
