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Ancient Coins From the Collection Formed By John Roberts-Lewis

John Roberts-Lewis

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№ 1762

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18 September 2015

Hammer Price:
£150

Byzantine and other Coinages, BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Anastasius, Post-Reform Follis, Constantinople, 498-518, bust right, rev. cross above large m, 10.65g (DO 16; S 14); Justinian I, Follis, Antioch, c. 540, Emperor enthoned, rev. large m flanked by star and crescent, officina Δ, 17.37g (DO 206d.1; S 214); Justin II and Sophia, Follis, Constantinople, year 3 [568], Emperor and Empress seated on double throne, rev. large m, officina a, 12.73g (DO 22ff; S 560); Leo VI, Follis, Constantinople, 886-913, bust facing, rev. legend, 6.43g (DO 8; S 1729); John I Zimisces, Miliaresion, Constantinople, 969-76, bust facing within central medallion on cross-crosslet, rev. legend, 1.97g (DO 7; S 1792); Manuel I, billon Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, 1143-80, Christ enthroned, rev. Virgin and Emperor standing, 3.49g (BMC 40-51; S 1966); PARTHIAN KINGDOM, Orodes II (57-38 BC), Drachm, Ecbatana, bust left, rev. archer enthroned, 3.95g (Sellwood 43.1); SASSANIAN KINGDOM, Khusru II (590-628), Drachm, bust right, rev. stylised Zoroastrian fire temple, 4.12g; UMAYYAD CALIPHS, Al Walid I, Dirhem, Wasit, 87h [706], 2.85g (A 128); CRUSADERS, Antioch, Bohemund IV (1238-80), Denier, 0.73g; HUNGARY, Bela IV (1235-70), Bracteate, 0.20g; together with a barbarous radiate, 0.65g [12]. Generally fine, some better £100-150

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Provenance: Anastasius SNC April 1979 (3841); Justinian I SNC June 1979 (5846); Leo VI, John I Zimisces and Manuel I bt Spink 1979; barbarous radiate from the St Leonards-on-Sea (Sussex) Hoard, December 1951