LOT 3939
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 40 Nummi of Follis. Dated RY 1 (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint. Uncertain officina.
Crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding transverse spear and shield / Large M, cross above; date across field; officina letter below, CON in exergue. SB 1366. Near Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type.(4.10gr, 26mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Constantine IX, circa AD 1042-1055. Constantinopolis mint. Class D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IC to left, XC to right of Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne with back / IS XS bASILЄ bASIL in three lines, cross between two lines above, crescent between two lines below. DOC Class D; SB 1836. 5.34gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 591/2). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
∂ N mAVRI-CN P AUT, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre / Large M; cross above, officina letter below, ANNO to left, X (date) to right, ƮHЄUP' in exergue. SB 533. 11.28gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Justin II and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Nicomedia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
∂ N IVSTI-NVS P P AVC, Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre; cross(?) between / Large M; cross above; ANNO X (date) across field; A below, NIKO in exergue. DOC I 100a; SB 369. 13.36gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
