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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, (610-641), AE follis 29mm, (11.84 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.845, DOC 181a, MIB 193). Very fine with earthen patina, overstruck on a follis of Phocas, crude issue and rare as such.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Constans II, (641-668), Constantinople mint, AE folles (S.1014); AE half follis Carthage mint, (S.1057, S.1059, S.1062) (2), Syracuse mint, year 4, (S.1114) scarce, AE folles (S.1103 [2], S.1104 [2], S.1105, S.1107 [2, one overstruck], S.1109, S.1110); Constantine IV, (668-685), AE, Constantinople mint, decanummium, (S.1182, S.1183 [2]), (S.1183A), Carthage mint, (S.1195), Syracuse mint (S.1208, S.1209, S.1210), AE half follis Carthage mint (S.1181), contemporary imitation of silver hexagram (cf.S.1170). Mostly fine for issue, many with some roughness. (25)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Nicephorus II Phocas, (963-969), silver miliaresion (3.00 g), Constantinople mint, obv. cross-crosslet set on globus above two steps, in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing, rev. text in five lines, - + - above and below, (S. 1781, DOC 6, BMC 6-7). Good very fine and toned.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
John I Zimisces, (969-976), silver miliaresion (2.28 g), Constantinople mint, legend around, cross potent on three steps, circular medallion at center with portrait of crowned facing bust of John I, rev. text in five lines, above and below, pelleted cross with wedge to left and right, (S.1792, DOC 7a, BMC 5-6). Good very fine, toned.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
John I, (969-976), Cherson mint, (S.1794); Basil II and Constantine VIII, (976-1025), Constantinople mint, silver miliaresion, (S.1792) [edge roughness], another AE Cherson mint, (S.1814) (3); Hungary, Bela III and Stephen III/IV, (1162-1172, 1172-96 [Bela]) copper money (2), one scyphate, other flat, this last illustrated), obv. two kings seated on throne, rev.seated Virgin and child (SANCTA MARIA), (Huszar 72). Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $180
SOLD $260
Nicephorus III, (1078-1081), Class I, anonymous, (S.1889); Alexius I, (1081-1118), AE folles (S.1901, Hendy Pl.2,21 overstruck on Hendy Pl.2,19); Anonymous issue, Class K (S.1901, DOC 21); billon aspron trachy (S.1918); AE tetarteron (S.1929, S.1930, S.1931), Thessalonica mint, S.1932); AE follis (S.1909 var., S.1911); John II, (1118-1143), billon aspron trachy, (S.1944) (3); Manuel I, (1143-1180), billon aspron trachy, (S.1962, S.1963 [2], S.1964 [2], S.1966 [2]), another (S.1966, [found in Bulgaria]); AE tetarteron (S.1967, S.1975) Thessalonica mint; Andronicus I (1182-1185), billon aspron trachy, (S.1985); AE tetarteron (S.1987); Isaac II, (1185-1195), (S.2003) (3). Mostly fine, an interesting group. (28)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
John VIII Palaeologus, (1425-1448), silver stavraton or half hyperpyron, (6.68 g), Constantinople mint, obv. facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, rev. crowned facing bust of John, sigla, pellet on left, (S.2564, DOC 1665-1714). Very fine, toned with some striking weakness.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Byzantine, a range of issues mostly folles, including some duplicates from the following emperors Justinian I (mostly Carthage mint [8]), Justin II, Maurice Tiberius, Heraclius (including Cherson mint S.926), Constans II, Leo V and Constantine, Michael II and Theophillus, Leo VI and Alexander, Constantine VII and Zoe, Romanus I, Michael VII, Nicephorus III, anonymous type Class C, Class G, Alexius I (S.1932), John II (S.1954). Mostly fine, some very fine, an interesting group. (42)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Byzantine, a range of minor issues from various rulers including a few folles (one from Syracuse mint), many are pentanummium issues some from Anastasius, Justinian I, Maurice Tiberius, Heraclius, (lot includes five coins various dates as decanummium from Catania mint from several rulers), Constans II, also a Leo V, Syracuse mint follis (S.1635) and an Arab-Byzantine follis issue, and a small group Greek of (4) AE from mainland Greece (noted Corinth and Alexander III). Fair - very fine with some duplication. (64)
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
Anonymous Byzantine, AE folles period of Basil II and Constantine VIII 976-1038 Class A2, (S.1813), (16, various varieties); Romanus III (1028-1034), (S.1823), Class B (2); Michael IV (1034-1041), Class C, (S.1825) (3); Constantine X, (1059-1067), (S.1854) (5) another imitation overstruck; an imitation from Aleppo (1146-1173) of Constantine X and Eudocia; Romanus IV, (1068-1091) (S.1866), anonymous Class G, (S.1867) (2); Nicephorus III, (1078-1081), AE follis, S.1889 (2) Class I; Alexius I, (1081-1118), (S.1900). Mostly very good - fine, a few better. (34)
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Byzantine bronze weight, round six nomismata weight, (25.90 g), obv. NS across surrounded by a stippled decoration, rev. plain, (cf.Bendall 44 p.29; 94-95 pps. 40-41). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Byzantine bronze weight, square three nomismata weight, (13.14 g), obv. N**G* across separated by a cross surrounded by a square fishbone decoration, rev. plain, (cf.Bendall 99, pps. 42-43). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $70
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