Lot 3038

Sale 128 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Tiberius III (Apsimar), (698-705), AE half follis, (2.61 g), Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 1 ?, (698/9), obv. crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear, rev. large K; cross above (double struck), A/N/N/[O] down wards [I] across field; B, (S.1368, DOC 12, MIB 75). Good Fine, brown surfaces, copper highlights, rough surfaces.

Ex M.J. Syddell Collection, bought from Baldwin's May 1982 for ?34.
Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.

Estimate
$100
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$60

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