Catalogue
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE folles (4) Constantinople mint, issued 498-518, officina A (17.89 g), **G* (16.92 g), (S.19), with pellets above and below stars, officina E (16.42), (S.21); Justinian I, (527-565), AE half folles, Constantinople mint, (S.165); year 12 E (11.32 g); year 14 **G (11.23 g), **D* (10.20 g); year 20B (10.13 g), Antioch mint, year 28 (S.231); other issues AE folles Constantinople mint (S.158) (3); Justin I (518-527), Constantinople mint AE folles (S.62) (6); (S.63) (3); AE half folles (4) mostly uncertain rulers (4); Justin II, Constantinople mint AE follis year 5B (S.360); similar Maurice Tiberius (582-602) year 9**D* (S.494); Cyzicus mint year 6B (S.518). Several with dark green and brown earthern patination, Good - very fine. (27)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE folles, Constantinople mint, (S.14 [with countermark], S.16 **D* [with stars], S.17 E (2) [both with countermark], S.19 B (3) [with stars], S.20 [with stars and pellets]); AE half folles, Constantinople mint (S.23, S.24 A, **D*); Nicomedia mint, (S.38) (illustrated). Mostly fine a few with oxidation. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE folles, Constantinople mint, small flan (5), (S.15, 16); large flan (9, one a barbarous copy) (S.19, one illustrated) various officina. Mostly fine or better. (15)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE half folles, Constantinople mint, small flan (3), (S.23, 24); large flan (13), (S.25, one illustrated) various officina. Mostly fine or better. (16)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Anastasius I, AE half follis, Nicomedia mint, (S.41); Justin I, AE pentanummium, (Justin II, S.362) reattributed to Justin I (MIB 23, p.43), Constantinople mint; AE half follis, Constantinople mint, (S.69) (illustrated); AE twelve nummi, Alexandria mint, (S.112); Tiberius Constantine AE follis, year 7 **G*, Constantinople mint, (S.430); Maurice Tiberius, AE follis, year 20A, Nicomedia mint, (S.513); another year 8**G*, Constantinople mint, (S.494); AE half follis, year 10, Antioch mint, (S.535); Focas, AE follis year 1A, Cyzicus mint, (S.664); Anonymous AE follis, type A2, (S.1813) (illustrated); Alexius III, billon aspron trachy, (S.2012). Mostly fine - very fine. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE decanummium, Constantinople mint, (S.27), A; AE mini nummus (MIB 40 var.); Justinian I, (518-527), assorted nummii and other fractions all described (7); similar nummii late Roman (8) of Leo I, Zeno, Theodosius II and Visigoths of Spain (6) (Emerita); Late Byzantine, Isaac II (1185-1195), billon trachy (S.2003) (4), (S.2204); Alexius III (1195-1203) (S.2012); and an anonymous follis countermarked from the Mardin Hoard. Fair - fine, most minors weakly struck. (30)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Anastasius I, (491-518), AE pentanummium, Cherson mint, (S.197); another Justin I (518-527), (S.112); others Justinian I, (527-565), (S.197, S.197A); Constantine VII, (913-939), Cherson mint (S.1770, DOC 37), another Romanus I (922-940), (S.1764); together with Romanus I (S.1760) and Michael II and Theophilos (822-829), Syracuse mint, (S.1652). Fair - very fine, Cherson struck minors weakly struck. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Justin I, (518-527), AE folles (S.62) **G, D*; (S.79), Thessalonica mint, scarce; (S.83) [A] (2), Nicomedia mint [one illustrated], (S.96) [B], [Cyzicus] Rare issued 526-7, (S.100) **G* [Antioch]; AE half follis (S.90) B Nicomedia mint. Mostly fine, crude as usual. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Justin and Justinian I, (527), Constantinople mint, AE follis (S.125) officina *D*, AE half follis (S.126A), officina **D* (illustrated); Justinian I, (527-565), AE half follis, Cyzicus mint, (S.208), year 17; Carthage mint (S.257); Antioch mint (S.226) officina A; Thessalonica mint, (S.374), year 37; Justin II (565-578), AE half follis, Constantinople mint (S.361), year 3B; Thessalonica mint (S.365), year 5; Tiberius Constantine, (578-582), AE follis (S.430), year 6E, year 7E; AE three quarter folles (S.432) officina **G, D*; AE decanummium (2) (S.436); Maurice Tiberius (582-602), Constantinople mint AE folles (S.493) year 2 **G*; (S.494), year 4E, year 5**G*, year 6**D*, year 8**G*, year 10**G*; Cyzicus mint, AE follis (S.518), year 17A; Antioch mint (S.533), year 12**G*, 17**D*, 18**G*; Heraclius (610-641), AE follis, Constantinople mint (S.804) year 1**G*; (S.805) year 6B overstruck. Fine - very fine, several scarce. (26)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Justin I and Justinian I, (April - August 527), Constantinople mint, M star and cross either side (S.125) officina B; another with stars either side of M, officina B, (MIB Vol.2 N.83, a hybrid, Hahn N4 [p.110]); Nicomedia mint, crosses each side, (S.128) B, (illustrated). Fair - fine, all rare. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (22.83 g) issued year 12 = 538-9, officina **G*, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, **G* below, year XII, CON in exergue, large thin flan, (S.163, DOC.37c, BMC 42, R.494). Dark green and brown patination, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (21.08 g) issued year 12 = 538-9, officina A, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, A below, year XII, CON in exergue, large thin flan, (S.163, DOC 37a, BMC 39, R.492) (illustrated); another Constantinople mint, (20.39 g), year 18 = 544-5, officina E, rev. similar E below, year X/U/III, (S.163, DOC 43f, BMC 75). Dark green and brown patination for the first coin, brown for the second, very fine - nearly extremely fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (21.57 g) issued year 12 = 538-9, officina **D*, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, **G* below, year XII, CON in exergue, large flan, (S.163, DOC.37c, BMC 42, R.494); others officina year 12 **G* (22.25 g); year 14 B (23.38 g); year 15E (22.74 g), year 16**D* (15.63 g), year 17**D* (20.85 g), year 18**D* (19.34 g), 18E (20.33 g), year 19B (18.33 g). Several with dark green and brown patination, Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (21.62 g) issued year 13 = 539-540, officina E, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, A below, year X/III, CON in exergue, large flan, (S.163); others year 15A (22.80 g); year 15**D* (23.51 g), year 16**D* (19.02 g), year 21**G* (19.52 g), year 29E (15.19 g); Nicomedia mint, (S.201), year 12B (22.01 g), year 15A (20.92 g) (illustrated), year 16B (20.08 g), year 17A (18.69 g), year 19B (19.64 g), 19A (20.60 g), year 24A (17.19 g), year 27A (16.83 g), year 30B (16.92 g); Antioch mint, (S.222), year 31**G* (18.98, 18.02 g), year 34**G* (19.57 g), year 37 **G* (19.53 g). Several with dark green and brown earthern patination, very good - very fine. (19)
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (19.41 g) issued year 19 = 545-6, officina A, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, A below, year X/UI/III, CON in exergue, large flan, (S.163); others year 21 E (18.47 g); year 26 **D* (28.56 g); year 29B (17.66 g), year 30B (15.79 g), year 30**G* (17.33 g), year 30E (17.09 g), year 32A (15.90 g); Antioch mint year 24**G* (17.71 g) (S.221); Nicomedia mint year 17A (19.82 g) (S.201). Several with dark green and brown earthern patination, Fine - nearly very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Nicomedia mint, (22.78 g) issued year 12 = 538-9, officina A, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, A below, year XII, NIKO in exergue, large thin flan, (S.201, DOC 115a, BMC 186, R.5810), (illustrated); another Nicomedia mint, (20.16 g), year 20 = 546-7, officina B, rev. similar B below, year X/X, (S.201, DOC 126a, BMC 207). Dark brown patination, very fine - good very fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), AE folles, Nicomedia mint, (S.201), 231, (illustration); AE half folles, (S.202) B (2), (S.203) 13; Constantinople mint, (S.164) **D*, Cyzicus mint, (S.208) 17; Carthage mint (S.264) 13; Antioch mint, (S.217) A; Thessalonica mint, AE 16 nummi (S.175); AE dekanummium, Carthage mint (S.269) 14, Nicomedia mint (S.205) 32 (2); Rome mint (S.308); Constantinople mint (S.166); AE pentanummium, Cherson mint (S.197); other issues from Justin II, (565-578), AE folles, Nicomedia mint, (S.369), 9B; Maurice Tiberius, AE follis, Antioch mint, (S.533), 16; Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, Alexandria mint, 12 nummi, (S.853); Leo V, (813-820), (S.1636) Syracuse mint; Basil I with Leo VI and Constantine, (870-879), (S.1712) (illustrated); anonymous class A2 countermarked (ex Mardin Hoard); and Alexius III, (1195-1203), billon trachy, (S.2012/3). Mostly fine - very fine. (22)
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
Justinian I (A.D. 527-565), AE folles (S.158 **G*, S.160 B, S.161 **D*, S.163 year 30 = 556-7, **G* [DOC 53b]); S.214 [Antioch mint] A, Scarce, (illustrated) [DOC 206a]; AE decanummium S.271 [Carthage]; Barbarous imitation of a follis with CON reversed in exergue and **G* reversed. Mostly fine, crude as usual. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), AE folles, Cyzicus a mint, (S.207), 16B (illustrated), 23A, 25B, 30A; Nicomedia mint, (S.201), 28A, (illustration); Antioch mint, AE half folles, (s.225) **G*, (S.230), 21, 25, 26, (S.231) 31, (S.232) 37; Thessalonica mint, AE 16 nummi (S.175) (3), AE 8 nummi (S.189); AE dekanummium, Nicomedia mint (S.205) 37; Antioch mint (S.237) 24, 25, 28 (ex Spink), (S.239) 38; AE pentanummium, various from Cherson mint, Antioch mint (2), Carthage; Justin II, (565-578), AE folles, Constantinople mint, (S.360), 1**G* (2), 6B. Mostly fine - very fine. (27)
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Antioch mint, (19.33 g) issued year 31 = 557-8, officina **G*, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, **G* below, year X/X/XI, THUP in exergue, (S.222, DOC 227b, BMC 306, R.667) (illustrated); another Antioch mint, (18.33 g), year 33 = 559-560, officina **G*, rev. similar **G* below, year X/X/X/III, (S.222, DOC 229b, BMC 308); another Constantinople mint, (20.60 g), year 16 = 542-3, officina B, rev. B below, year X/UI, (S.163, DOC 41b, BMC 66, R.514); another similar Constantinople mint, (20.89 g), year 17 = 543-4, officina A, rev. A below, year X/U/II, (S.163, DOC [42a], BMC 68). Brown patination, fine - good very fine, scarce. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Justin II, (565-578), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (13.99 g), obv. Justin & Sophia seated facing, rev. M, cross above, mint mark CON, year 7= 571-2, officina B, date = GI, (S.360); Maurice Tiberius, (582-602), similar (13.55 g), obv. facing bust, rev. M, cross above, CON, year 7 = 588-9, officina A, date = GI, (S.494); another similar Antioch mint, (10.76 g), rev. m, THEUP in exergue year 5 = 586-7, date U = 5, (S.532); Leo VI and Constantine, (886-912), silver miliaresion, (1.86 g), Constantinople mint, obv. cross-crosslet on three steps, IhSUS XRISTYS NICA around, rev. five line inscription, LEON CE/CONSTANTI/ **P* EN XW EV/SE bIS bAS/LI' ROM, (S.1727, DOC 4, BMC 6) (Illustrated); Constantine VII, (913-959), AE follis, (6.25 g), obv. facing bust, rev. four lines (S.1761) overstruck on a Romanus I, follis (S.1760); Constantine VII with Romanus I. (A.D. 913-959), AE 17, (4.22 g), Cherson mint, obv. cunciform monogram, rev. cross crosslet on two steps; pellets flanking, (S.1775 (Romanus II), Anokhin 411, DOC 3 (Romanus II), (illustrated). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Justin II (565-578), AE follis, Constantinople mint (S.360), year 1B, year 4**D* (2), years 6B, 6**D*, 6E, year 7**G*, 7**D* (2), year 9**G*, year 10E, year 12B, 12B; Nicomedia mint (S.369), AE follis, year 4A, year 6B, year 9A; Maurice Tiberius (582-602), Antioch mint AE folles (S.532) year 4**G*, (S.533), year 10A, 10**G*, year 12**G*, year 14E, year 15**G*, year 20A. Very good - nearly very fine. (22)
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), AE folles Constantinople mint (S.360) 9A, Cyzicus mint (S.372), 3B, 9A (illustrated), 9B (2), 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12A, Antioch mint, (S.378) 1**G*, (S.379), 5A, 5**G*, 6B, 7**G*, 10**G* (ex. Spink with ticket). Fine - very fine. (16)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), AE folles Nicomedia mint (S.369) 11B, 13A, AE half folles, Constantinople mint (S.361), 5**G*, Thessalonica mint, (S.365), 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, Antioch mint, (S.381) 5, 7, 10 (2), Cyzicus mint, (S.373), 8, 10 (3), AE folles, (S.372), 10A (2); Rome mint, AE half follis, (S.404); minors decanummium etc (4). Mostly fine - very fine. (24)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Tiberius Constantine, (A.D. 578-582), AE folles Nicomedia mint (S.441), 6A (one illustration) (2), 7A, AE half follis, (S.443); AE folles, Constantinople mint (S.430), 5A, 5**D*, 5E, 6**G*, 7E; AE three quarter folles, (S.432), **G*, **D*, uncertain; half follis (S.434), A; Antioch mint, AE folles, (S.447) 4**G*, (S.448), 7, 8 (2); AE half follis, (S.451), 7; minors decanummium etc (4); Maurice Tiberius, (582-602), AE folles, (S.492), 1**G*, 1**D*, (S.494), 4E. Mostly fine - very fine. (25)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Maurice Tiberius, (582-602), AE folles, Constantinople mint, (S.494), 5A, 8E (illustrated), 20B; Antioch (Theoupolis) mint, (S.533), 21**G*; Nicomedia mint, (S.511), 2A, 8B, 10B (2); AE half folles, Constantinople mint, (S.497), Thessalonica mint, (S.509), 3, 5, 21 (2); Carthage (or Constantine in Numidia mint), 11A; Antioch mint, (S.535), 20; Cyzicus mint, (S.521), 10B; assorted smaller fractional issues from various mints (9). Fine - very fine. (25)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Maurice Tiberius, (582-602), AE folles, Cyzicus mint, (S.518), 4A, 6A, 6B, 7B, 8A, 12B; Antioch (Theoupolis) mint, (S.532), 5A; (S.533), 10A, 11**G* (2, different varieties), 12**G*, 13E (2), 14**G*, 20**G* (illustrated). Fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Phocas, (602-610), AE folles, Antioch mint, (S.671), 1 (illustrated), 4, 8; Alexandria mint, AE 12 nummii (S.679); Heraclius, (610-641), AE folles, Cyzicus mint, (S.839), 4B, Sicilian mint, with countermarks, (S.882 [2], S.884 [3]); Constantinople mint, (S.811), 30E, three quarter folles, (S.812), 20**G*, 21**G*, Nicomedia mint, AE follis (S.833), 3B; Seleucia Isauriae, (S.844), AE folles, 7A (2, one illustrated); Alexandria mint, 12 nummi, (S.853, 855); Catania mint, AE decanummium, (S.886) 19. Mostly fine - very fine. (19)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Heraclius, (610-641), silver hexadrachms, Constantinople mint, (S.795) (illustrated, striking flaw damage on reverse), (S.797), (S.798) (3), (S.800), (S.801). Very good - fine, most weak in places. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, (610-641), AE follis 29mm, (11.69 g), Seleucia Isauriae mint, 1st officina, dated RY 7 (616/7), obv. Crowned and draped busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine facing, cross between, rev. large M; A/N/N/O to left, Christogram above, GI (date) to right, A below, SELISU, (S.844, DOC 180a, MIB 192). Very fine with earthen patina, crude issue and rare as such.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60