Lot 5079

Description

Ancient Byzantine AE issues including, Justin I, (A.D. 518-527), follis, issued 518-522, Constantinople mint, (14.62 G), obv. diademed draped bust to r., DN IVSTI NVS AVC, rev. M over mintmark, CON, stars either side, uncertain Officina, (S.62, DOC 8b); Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, issued year 13 = 539-40, officina G, (22.13 g), obv. Justinian bust facing, rev. M, year X III, CON in exergue, large flan, (S.163, DOC.40d, cf.BMC 62) (illustrated); Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), AE follis, Cyzicus mint, issued year 9 = 573-4, (13.40 g), obv. Justin & Sophia seated facing, rev. M, cross above, year to right, ZYZ below, officina B, (cf.S.379, SB 372) (illustrated); Tiberius II Constantine, (A.D. 578-582), folles, Nicomedia mint, issued year 6 = 579-80, (13.01 g), obv. crowned draped facing bust with sceptre and mappa, rev. M over mintmark NIKO A, to l. ANNO, to right date letter, (S.441, DOC.29a, SB 441); Maurice Tiberius, (A.D. 582-602), follis, Constantinople mint, (12.86 g), Officina G of year 2 = 584-585, obv. facing bust wearing crown, rev. M, mintmark CON below, **G* date to right, ANNO to left, + above, (S.494, SB 494); Phocas, (A.D. 602-610), follis, Antioch as Theopolis mint, issued year 2 = 604-5, (9.67 g), obv. Phocas on left, holding cross on globe and Leontia, on right, holding sceptre topped by cross, rev. large m (lower case), ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year II to right, mintmark THEUP' in exergue, (S.671, MIB 83). Nearly fine - very fine, some rare. (6)

Ex RJM collection with tickets and the following provenances;
Justin I, ex Edgar L. Owen, 1996.
Justinian I, ex Alex G. Malloy, 1995.
Justin II, ex Frank Robinson, 1996.
Tiberius I, ex Alex G. Malloy, 1996.
Maurice Tiberius, ex Frank Robinson, 1996.
Phocas, ex Wayne C. Phillips, 1997.