Catalogue
Maurice Tiberius, (A.D. 582-602), AE folles, Antioch mint, issued year 3 = 594-5, (12.82 g), obv. bust facing, rev. M, III to right, cross above, Theup' in exergue, (S.532, DOC 154). Nearly extremely fine or better, well centred and rare as such.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Leo VI the Wise, (A.D. 886-912), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (5.60 g), obv. Leo VI bust facing, around +LEON bASILEVS ROM', rev. legend in four lines +LEON/EN **W*EO bA/SILEVS R/OMEON in four lines, (S.1729, DOC 8, BMC 8-10, R.1873) (illustrated); Leo V, the Armenian (A.D. 813-820), Syracuse mint, (3.35 g), AE folles, obv. busts of Leo V and Constantine facing, cross above, rev. **L* and K, cross above, (S.1635, DOC 19, BMC 22-25, R.1803-5. First extremely fine, second off centred and fine. (2)
Estimate $160
SOLD $100
Byzantine, a hoard of folles from the rulers Anastasius I to Justinian I all with original find patina (green oxidation surface). Fair, all in need of conservation. (47).
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Arab Byzantine, Umayyad Imperial Image Coinage, AE fals, Hims, (Emesa), (2.90 g), issued late A.D. 650's-670's, obv. Imperial bust (Type VII), facing, downwards KALON, to r., 'bi-hims', rev. cursive "m", EMI - CHC either side, above * with birds eye with internal dots, either side, in exergue 'tayyib'). (A.3524, [A.110], Walker 57ff [Pl.V,); SNA Ash. 540); another, AE fals, Damascus mint, (4.48 g), issued late A.D. 650's-670's, obv. Imperial standing emperor (Type VI), bird on T, to right **D*AMACKOC, rev. capital "M" crescent below, monogram above, in Arabic around 'current full weight struck in Damascus', (A.3517.2, [A.102], Walker 12, [p.6, Pl.II], SNA Ash. 566, Shamma 1111). Fine - very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Locris, Locris Opuntia, modern copy of silver stater, (369-338 B.C.), (13.04 g), obv. head of Persephone to right, wreathed with corn, rev. **OPONTIWN* to left, Ajax, son of Oileus, naked but for helmet, advancing to right holding sword and large shield decorated with a griffin, broken spear on the ground, (cf.S.2328, cf.SNG Cop.43-4). As struck, extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30