LOT 3264
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Constantinople mint. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Large K; cross above, A N N O [?] (date) across field. SB 1368. Very Fine. Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.(3.85gr, 25mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Justin II, with Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 565-578.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 12 (AD 576/7). Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre, respectively / Large K; ANNO to left, cross above, X II (date) to right; KYZ below. SB 373. 7.57gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 610-641.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Thessalonica mint. Dated RY 13 (AD 622/3). 2nd officina. Illegible inscription, Heraclius, on the left, standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding globus cruciger in his right hand; Heraclius Constantine, on the right, standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross and holding long cross in his right hand; above, cross / Large M between A N N O and X III (date); above, cross; below, B; in exergue, ΘЄC. DOC -; MIB 218-220; SB 824. 9.69gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Struck on a large flan.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Justinian I AR Heavy Half Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Ravenna mint; struck AD 540-552. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed bust to right, wearing ornamented robe / Large Christogram within wreath. BCI 35; MIBE 77; DOC 338; SB 319. 1.37gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Baldwins, London, UK, 1970s.
