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21 February 1996
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North Africa, Vandals in Africa, Gunthamund (484-496), Half-Siliqua, Carthage, profile bust right, reverse DN within large wreath (MIB 3; MEC 8), Thrasamund (496-523), Half-Siliqua, Carthage, profile bust right, reverse DN within wreath (MIB 62; MEC 17) [2]. Both very fine and rare (£170-200)
£170–£200
Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse angel standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on globe, officina Z (8. MIB 7; S 140). About good very fine (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Justinian I, Follis, Cyzicus, year 15 (542-3), large facing bust type, officina A (S 207). Very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Justinian I, Follis, Rome, profile bust (S 292). Pale green patina, rare, good fine (£80-90)
£80–£90
Justin II (565-578), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust of emperor holding Victory on globe, reverse Constantinople seated holding spear and cross on globe, officina I (MIB 1; S 346). Very fine (£90-100)
Maurice Tiberius (582-602), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse angel standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on globe, officina I (MIB 6.1; S 478). Mint state (£130-160)
Hammer Price: £130
Focas (602-610), Solidus, Constantinople, facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe, reverse angel standing holding rho-headed cross and cross on globe, officina I (MIB 7; S 618). Good very fine (£90-100)
Hammer Price: £100
Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (613-614), Solidus, Jerusalem, facing busts of emperors on exergual line, reverse cross potent on three steps, legend ending Iota Pi (MIB 77 Cyprus; S 851). About good very fine, rare (£260-290)
£260–£290
Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (613-638), Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, Solidus, Carthage, facing busts of emperors, reverse cross potent on two steps, indiction gamma in right field (629-630) in ex. Conob (MIB 86.2; S 867). Very fine (£120-140)
Hammer Price: £120
Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine and Martina (617-64), Half-Siliqua, Cathage, facing bust of Heraclius, reverse facing busts of Heraclius Constantine and Matrina (S 871; M 149). Good very fine (£65-75)
£65–£75
Constans II and Constantine IV (654-668), Solidus, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors, reverse standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius on either side of long cross on globe, officina I (MIB 29; S 962). Very fine (£150-170)
Hammer Price: £110
Constantine IV (668-685), Solidus, Constantinople, armed facing bust of emperor, reverse cross potent on three steps, officina gamma (MIB 10; S 1157). Very fine (£120-140)
Leontius (695-698), Solidus, Constantinople, bust of emperor facing, holding cross on globe and akakia, reverse Cross potent on three steps, officina gamma (MIB 1; S 1330). Very fine, rare (£290-320)
Hammer Price: £270
Tiberius III (698-705), Solidus, Constantinople, armed facing bust of emperor, reverse cross potent on three steps, officina gamma (MIB 1; S 1360). About good very fine, scarce (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £170
Justinian II and Tiberius (705-711), Solidus, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors holding cross potent on three steps, reverse bust of young Christ with cross behind head (DOC 2b; S 1415). Very fine (£290 -320)
Hammer Price: £260
Anastasius II Artemius (713-715), Solidus, Constantinople, 4.05 gms., facing bust of emperor holding cross on globe and akakia, reverse Cross potent on three steps, officina H (MIB 2; S 1463). Minor edge marks otherwise about good very fine, rare (£240-280)
Hammer Price: £230
Constantine V and Leo IV (751-757), Solidus, Constantinople, facing busts of emperors, reverse facing bust of Leo III holding cross potent (DOC 2a; S 1551). Good very fine, scarce (£240-260)
Hammer Price: £240
Constantine VII and Romanus II (945-959), Solidus, Constantinople, busts of the two emperors (S 1751). About very fine (£180-200)
John I. Zimisces (969-976), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, bust of Christ facing, reverse facing bust of Virgin crowning emperor who is holding long patriarchal cross (DOC 3; S 1785). Very fine, rare (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £160
Anonymous (c. 976-1025), Follis, facing nimbate bust of Christ, holding Gospels, reverse four-line legend (S 1813). Virtually extremely fine (£70-80)
Constantine VIII (1025-1028), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, bust of Christ facing, reverse bust of emperor facing, holding labarum and akakia (DOC 1/2; S 1815). Very fine (£80-100)
Romanus III (1028-1034), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, seated figure of Christ, reverse standing figure of emperor being crowned by Virgin (DOC 1. b-d; S 1819).Very fine (£120-140)
Theodora (1055-1056), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, standing figure of Christ, reverse standing figures of empress and Virgin, holding between them long labarum (DOC 1a; S 1837).Very fine, rare (£130-150)
Alexius I (1081-1118), Billon Aspron Trachy, post-reform, Constantinople, Christ enthroned, reverse bust of emperor (S 1918; Hendy pl. 7, 2). Good silver content, very fine (£70-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Manuel I (1143-1180), Electrum Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, Christ standing on dais, reverse standing figure of emperor and St. Theodore holding long patriarchal cross on globe (H pl. 13. 5-9; S 1959), about good very fine, another,very fine [2] (£180-200)
Hammer Price: £180
Manuel I, Electrum Aspron Trachy, similar to last (S 1959). About extremely fine (£160-180)
£160–£180
Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195), Electrum Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, Virgin seated on throne, reverse standing figures of emperor being crowned by St. Michael (H pl 20. 5-8; S 2002), very fine, another, similar [2] (£160-190)
Michael VIII Paleologus (1258-1282), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, reverse kneeling emperor being crowned by Christ and supported by St. Michael (Gr 1288; S 2242), very fine; Andronicus II Paleologus (1282-1328), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla A-K, reverse emperor kneeling before Christ (Gr 1290/1; S 2326), very fine [2] (£180-220)
Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla B-B., reverse Christ crowning emperors (Gr 1292/3; S 2396), very fine, two others similar, sigla K-N., very fine [3] (£190-220)
Andronicus II and Michael IX, Basilikon, Constantinople, Christ seated on throne, stars above, reverse standing figures of emperor holding between them long labarum (Gr 1306; S 2402 var., this variety not noted by Bendall in P.C.P.C.),very fine, three others similar but without stars above Christ’s throne [4] (£80-110)
Andronicus II with Andronicus III (1325-1334), Hyperpyron, Constantinople, bust of Virgin within walls of Constantinople, sigla fleur-de-lys and A (Gr 1294; S 2461), very fine, rare, two others, sigla K-X and N-X, very fine, rare [3] (£170-200)
Hammer Price: £150
Byzantine Bronzes (6), comprising Folles of Anastasius (2), Justinian I, Justin II, Maurice Tiberius, and a Half-Follis of Phocas. Good fine to very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £70
Byzantine Bronzes (15), comprising Folles (13), mainly of 6th Century, emperors, and Half-Folles (2). Fine to good fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £60
Italy, BYZANTINE PERIOD. Heraclius (610-641: alone, 610-23), Decanummia (3), all Catania, yr. VIII (618/9), 3.27gm; yr. X (619/20), 2.96gm; yr. XIII (622/3), 4.06gm (Spahr 28, 29, 37; Sear 885). [3]. Fine and better for these issues (£50-70)
£50–£70
Italy, Heraclius (alone), a Follis of Justinian I, obverse countermarked with the head of Heraclius, reverse countermarked SCLs denoting the mint of Syracuse, 12.79gm (Sp. 42; Sear 882); Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (613-638), Decanummium, Catania, yr. XVI (625/6), 3.27gm (Sp. 49; Sear 886); Follis, countermarked with the facing heads of the monarchs, reverse countermarked SCS denoting Syracuse, 5.15gm (Sp. 54; Sear 884). [3]. Second very fine, others fine or better but last with...
Hammer Price: £65
Italy, Constans II (641-668: alone, 641-54), Follis, Syracuse, 644/7, bust of neat style, no mint-signature, 3.08gm; Decanummium, Syracuse, yr.10, 4.36gm (Sp. 114, 121; Sear 1106, 1115). [2]. First about extremely fine and patinated but a little short of flan, second about very fine (£35-50)
Hammer Price: £30
Italy, Constans II (with Constantine IV, 654-9), Follis, Syracuse, small mint-signature, 3.49gm; Half-Follis, Syracuse, 664/5, 4.67gm (Sp. 138, 140; Sear 1109, 1114). [2]. First fine, second very fine and on a large flan, scarce (£60-80)
Italy, Constans II (with Constantine IV, Heraclius and Tiberius, 659-68), Folles (2), both Syracuse, standing figures both sides, 4.23gm, 1.69gm (Sp. 159; Sear 1110; Hahn 210). [2]. One on rectangular flan, good fine and clear, other smaller, fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £45
Italy, Constantine IV (668-685: with Heraclius and Tiberius, 668-80), Semissis, Syracuse, bust right, blundered legend DN CNSTAN CONS¥ PPA, reverse cross on globe, VICTORIA AVGG and pellet, elongated form of A in legend, C and pellet in field, 2.13gm (cf. Sp. 72 [Constans II]; Sear 1204A). From rusted dies, very fine, reverse better, very rare (£220-280)
Italy, Constantine IV (with Heraclius and Tiberius), Folles (2), both Syracuse, bust without beard, 4.88gm; standing ruler, 6.04gm (Sp. 172, 174; Sear 1207, 1209; Hahn 104, 105); Constantine alone (680-5), Follis, Syracuse, standing ruler in cloak, 4.73gm (Sp. 184; Sear 1211). [3]. Last fine, others better, the first particularly clear (£70-90)
£70–£90
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