LOT 3636
Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 831-842. Syracuse mint.
ΘЄOFILOS bASI, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, XXX to left, NNN to right, Θ below. BCI 880; DOC 30; Spahr 432; SB 1681. Good Very Fine.(2.80gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Maurice Tiberius AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 20 (AD 601/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
∂ N ᙏAЧΓ CN P AЧ, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large K, cross above, ANNO XX (date) across field; R below. DOC 193.1; SB 535. 5.29gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 8 (572/3). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
VNτNI[...], Justin and Sophia, each holding a sceptre, enthroned facing, both nimbate, holding large globus cruciger between them / Large M, cross above; A N N O and Ч III (date) across field; Γ below, τHЄUP´ in exergue. DOC 154; MIBE 56a; SB 379. 13.80gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
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.
