LOT 3942
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, A N N O I (date) across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. Good Very Fine. Struck on the typical for the period irregular flan.(4.42gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 3 (AD 567/8). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina. Contemporary imitation(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
O N IVSTINUS C C S AUS, Justin II, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre in her right hand, both crowned and nimbate, seated facing on double throne; above, cross / Large M between ANNO and II I (date); above, cross; below, A; in exergue, KYZ. DOC 117a; MIBE 50b; SB 372. 15.04gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Basil I 'the Macedonian' AE 17mm. AD 879-886. Cherson mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cross floriate on three steps; pellets flanking / Large B on exergual line; pellets flanking. DOC 20b; Anokhin 377-382; SB 1719. 2.19gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 666-668. Constantinopolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Draped bust of Constans II facing, with long beard and moustache, wearing crown ornamented with cross and holding globus cruciger in his right hand; in field to right, K / Large M surmounted by crowned and draped bust of Constantine IV holding globus cruciger in his right hand and flanked by crowned and draped busts of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger in his right hand. DOC 88; MIB 177 a-b; SB 1013. 4.82gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
