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Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, Denarius, Rome, 235-6, rev. Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, 3.19g (RIC 12; RSC 31); Pupienus, Denarius, Rome, 238, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiæ, 2.27g (RIC 1; RSC 6) [2]. First extremely fine with good portrait, second good fine and scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
Byzantine Coinage, John VIII, Quarter-Hyperpyron, Constantinople, 1423-48, facing bust of Christ nimbate, rev. facing bust of Emperor nimbate, flanked by pellets, 3.37g (Sear 2565). Very fine £90-120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Julian II, Siliqua, Arelate, 360-3, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. vot x mvlt xx in four lines within wreath, eagle in medallion above, 2.31g (RIC 309; RSC 148e). Some striking cracks, otherwise good very fine, iridescent tone £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
Byzantine Coinage, Leo V, Miliaresion, Constantinople, 813-20, cross potent on three steps, rev. legend in five lines, 1.85g (Sear 1628). Edge chip, otherwise good very fine and toned £70-90
Byzantine Coinage, Michael II and Theophilus, Miliaresion, Constantinople 821-9, cross potent on three steps, rev. legend in five lines, triple border, 2.03g (Sear 1641). Very fine, toned £80-100
Byzantine Coinage, Basil II, Miliaresia (2), both Constantinople, 977-89, cross crosslet, X at centre and pellet within crescent on shaft, globus on four steps below; crowned facing busts of Basil and Constantine at left and right, revs. legend in five lines, 2.62g, 2.94g (Sear 1810) [2]. Very fine and better, but one clipped £90-120
Byzantine Coinage, Anonymous Folles (3), class A1, attributed to John I, Constantonople, 869-76, nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, rev. legend in four lines, 10.42g (Sear 1793); class A2, attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII, Constantinople, 976-1025, similar, 9.84g (Sear 1813); class D, attributed to Constantine IX, 1050-60, Christ seated facing on throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, holding book of gospels, rev. legend in three lines, 11.34g...
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gratian, Siliqua, Trier, 367-75, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma seated left on throne, holding crowning Victory on globe and sceptre, 2.01g (RIC 27f1 and 45c1; RSC 86†a). Good very fine, obverse pleasing, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Byzantine Coinage, Maurice Tiberius, Tremissis, Constantinople, c. 582-602, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cross potent, 1.48g (Sear 488). Good very fine £100-150
Byzantine Coinage, Justinian II (First reign), Tremissis, Constantinople, 687-92, crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger, rev. cross potent, 1.40g (Sear 1255). Reverse off-centre, otherwise good very fine £90-120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Arcadius, plated Solidus, 383-408, bust right, rev. Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and shield, 2.30g (cf. Depeyrot 47); together with plated base metal contemporary copies of Byzantine gold coins (2) [3]. First very fine with much gilding intact, others fin varied state £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Byzantine Coinage, Justin I, Tremissis, Constantinople, 518-27, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, 1.47g (Sear 58). Very fine £90-120
Byzantine Coinage, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, Hexagram, Constantinople, 632-5, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine seated on double throne, each wearing crown with cross and chlamys and holding globus cruciger in right hand, rev. cross potent on globe above three steps, 5.16g (Sear 798). Good very fine for issue, toned £150-200
Byzantine Coinage, Constans II, Semissis, Constantinople, 641-68, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cross potent on globe, 2.13g (Sear 983). About very fine £90-120
Byzantine Coinage, Nicephorus III, Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, 1078-81, Christ nimbate enthroned, right arm raised in benediction and book of Gospels in left, rev. Emperor standing on footstool wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with saltire on shaft, 4.27g (Sear 1881). Good very fine £150-200
Byzantine Coinage, John VIII, Half-Hyperpyron, Constantinople, 1423-48, facing bust of Christ nimbate, rev. legend in two lines around facing bust of Emperor nimbate, 6.67g (Sear 2564). Very fine £90-120
Byzantine Coinage, Anastasius I, Tremissis, Constantinople, 492-518, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, 1.49g (Sear 8). Very fine, but some waviness and scuffing and with obverse graffiti £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Byzantine Coinage, Justinian I, Tremissis, Constantinople, 527-65, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding globus cruciger and wreath, 1.47g (Sear 145). About extremely fine, bright appearance £120-150
Byzantine Coinage, Phocas, Semissis, Constantinople, c. 602-10, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, 2.24g (Sear 630). About extremely fine £140-180
Byzantine Coinage, Leo IV, Miliaresion, Constantinople, 775-80, cross potent on three steps, rev. legend in five lines, 2.15g (Sear 1585). Good very fine £90-120
Byzantine Coinage, Constantine IX, Miliaresion, Constantinople, 1042-55, Virgin orans, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and maphorium, double border, rev. Constantine standing facing, holding long cross and sheathed sword, 1.89g (Sear 1834). Fine to very fine, but some flan deficiencies £90-120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III (as Cæsar), imitation Aureus, 238, bare-headed and draped bust right, rev. simpulum, measure, jug and sprinkler, 1.41g (cf. RIC 1 (Denarius); cf. C 182 (Denarius)). Probably made for jewellery purposes £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
Byzantine Coinage, Constantine VI and Irene, Miliaresion, Constantinople, 780-97, cross potent on three steps, triple border, rev. legend in five lines, 1.63g (Sear 1595). About very fine, overstruck on a Arabic Dirhem £80-100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Zeno I (Second reign), Tremissis, Constantinople, c. 476-91, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, 1.48g (RIC 914). Scratch in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galerius (as Cæsar), Argenteus, Ticinum, 295, laureate bust right, rev. four princes sacrificing over tripod before gate in six-turreted enclosure, 2.67g (RIC 17b). Good very fine, bright appearance, some smoothing £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Byzantine Coinage, John II, Hyperpyron, Constantinople, 1118-22, Christ nimbate enthroned, right arm raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left, rev. facing half-length figures of the Emperor and the Virgin Mary, holding patriarchial cross between them, manus Dei in upper right field, 4.38g (Sear 1938). Good very fine, broad flan £200-260
Byzantine Coinage, EMPIRE OF NICÆA, John III, Hyperpyron, Magnesia, 1222-54, Christ nimbate enthroned, raising right hand in benediction, rev. Emperor standing left, crowned by the Virgin, 3.24g (Sear 2073). Good very fine £180-240
Byzantine Coinage, Alexius I, Hyperpyron, Thessalonica, 1081-1118, Christ nimbate enthroned, right arm raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left, rev. Emperor standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, holding labarum and globus cruciger, manus Dei in upper right field, 4.39g (Sear 1924). Good very fine or better £200-300
Hammer Price: £170
Byzantine Coinage, Justin II, Tremissis, Constantinople, 565-78, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, rev. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and globus cruciger, 1.48g (Sear 353). Good very fine, some original bloom £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Byzantine Coinage, Alexis III, Aspron Trachy, Constantinople, 1195-1203, Christ nimbate enthroned, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left, rev. Emperor and St Constantine standing facing, holding labarum between them and each holding a cruciform sceptre in their outer hands, 4.65g (Sear 2009). Good very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantius I (as Cæsar), Argenteus, Ticinum, 294, laureate bust right, rev. four princes sacrificing over tripod before gate in six-turreted enclosure, 4.57g (RIC 15a; RSC 315a). Good very fine or better, toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
Byzantine Coinage, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, Solidus, Constantinople, 626-9, crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, cross above, rev. cross potent on three steps, 4.45g (Sear 738). Good very fine £200-260
Byzantine Coinage, Romanus IV, Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, 1068-71, Michael standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, between Constantius and Andronicus, each holding globus cruciger and akakia, dotted exergual band beneath the three footstools, rev. Christ nimbate standing facing on footstool, crowning Romanus and Eudocia, each wears saccos and loros and holds globus cruciger, 3.15g (Sear 1860). Stress piercing and has been clipped, otherwise about very fine, scarce £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Arcadius, Tremissis, Constantinople, 397-402, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Victory advancing to front, head left, holding wreath and cross on globe, 1.42g (RIC 19; Depeyrot 50/3). Very fine, but some roughness and abrasions £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Byzantine Coinage, Tiberius II Constantine, Solidus, Constantinople, 578-82, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, rev. cross potent on four steps, 4.42g (Sear 422). Very fine or better £150-200
Byzantine Coinage, Isaac II, Hyperpyron, Constantinople, 1185-95, Virgin enthroned nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of Christ facing, rev. Emperor and the Archangel Michael, nimbate, standing facing, holding sword in sheath, Emperor also holding cruciform sceptre and crowned by manus Dei, 4.27g (Sear 2001). Almost extremely fine, but some flatness to Isaac’s face £240-300
Byzantine Coinage, Maurice Tiberius, Solidus, Constantinople, 582-602, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, rev. angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, 4.49g (Sear 478). Very fine, but some weakness in legends £180-220
Hammer Price: £220
Byzantine Coinage, Phocas, Solidus, Constantinople, 607-9, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing, rev. angel standing facing, holding staurogram and globus cruciger, 4.45g (Sear 620). Good very fine or better £240-280
Roman Imperial Coinage, Leo I, Solidus, Constantinople, 462 or 466, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield with soldier on horseback motif, rev. Victory standing left, supporting long jewelled cross, star in right field, 4.44g (RIC 605). Good very fine, but rubbed to high points £200-260
Hammer Price: £240
Byzantine Coinage, Constantine IV, Solidus, Constantinople, 681-5, cuirassed bust in plumed helmet facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, rev. cross potent on three steps, 4.40g (Sear 1157). Good very fine £180-220
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