Catalogue
Justinian I, (527-565), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (22.27 g) issued year 12 = 538-9, officina B, obv. Justinian bust facing, DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. M, B below, year XII, CON in exergue, large thin flan, (S.163, DOC.37b, BMC 40f, R.493). Dark green and brown patination, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Justinian I, (527-565), AE folles, Constantinople mint, issued year 15A, 15E, 16B (dot above date), 29E, 31**D*, 33A, obv. Justinian bust facing, rev. M, letter below, A/N/N/O to left, year to right, CON in exergue, (S.163); others Antioch Mint year 26**G*, 33**G*, (S.221, 222); Nicomedia mint year 17A, 18A (illustrated) (S.201), Cyzicus Mint 20A, 24B, (S.207). Several with dark green and brown earthern patination, fine - nearly very fine. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), AE folles, obv. Justin & Sophia seated facing, rev. M, cross above, and year, mintmark, Officinae and date, as described Antioch mint, year 7**G* (3) 13**G*, (S.379); Nicomedia mint, year 2A, 5B (illustrated), 8B, !0A, 10B, 11B, 13A another uncertain, (S.369); Constantinople mint, year 2**D*, 4**G*, 4E, 7E, *A, 8B, 9B, another without date *D* (S.360). Fair - very fine, one extremely fine (illustrated), several with green patination. (20)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Theophilus (A.D. 829-842), AE follis, uncertain provincial mint, obv. facing bust, rev. four line legend, (S.1685, DOC 17) (illustrated); Leo VI the Wise, (A.D. 886-912), AE folles, Constantinople mint, 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); another Leo and Alexander, (S.1730); Romanus I, (A.D. 920-944), AE folles, Constantinople mint, obv. Romanus I bust facing, legend around, holding labarum transversely and cross on globe, rev. four lined legend, naming Romanus as king of the Romans, (S.1760, DOC 25, BMC 14-29) (4); Constantine and Zoe, (A.D. 914-919), obv. both with facing busts, rev. five line inscription, (S.1758, DOC 22); Constantine and Romanus II, (A.D. 945-959), similar, (S.1762, DOC 27); Constantine VII, obv. facing bust, rev.four lines, (S.1759, DOC 23) (2); Anonymous 11th century A.D., AE folles, Class A2 (2), (S.1813); Class B (3), (S.1823); Class C (5), (S.1825); Michael VII, (A.D. 1071-1078) AE follis (S.1078); AE trachy (2), others (1). Mostly fine - very fine a few with green oxidation. (26)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Basil I and Constantine, (868-879), silver Miliaresion, (2.97 g), obv. cross potent on three steps, rev. legend in six lines, (S.1708, BMC 6-7, DOC.7, BN 1-10). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Byzantine, various issues from Anastasius I (illustrated), (S.25), noted Heraclius, AE follis from Sicilian mint countermarked on a Heraclius follis, Constantinople Mint of year 20B, (S.884) (illustrated), Justinian I, half folles, various dates (5), Maurice Tiberius follis, year 7A, Constantinople Mint, others as fractions from pentanummium to half folles many of Justin II, issues from various mints. Very good - nearly very fine. (31)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Byzantine, various issues from mostly from Anastasius I, several others from Justin I, Justinian I, quantity from Justin II, Maurice Tiberius, and a late follis of Theophilus. Poor - very fine. (57)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Byzantine, a group lot containing issues of folles of Justinian I (S.207 and S.217 [holed]), Phocas (Nicomedia Mint) (S.658), others of Antioch Mint various dates (3), (S.671); Tiberius Constantine (2) Nikomedia mint (2) (S.441); others of Justin I, (2) (S.63); Maurice Tiberius (S.494); various half folles (5); others including an Arab-Byzantine (4). Mostly very good - very fine, one holed. (20)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Byzantine coins, a group including Phocas follis Constantinople mint year 5 (S.640); Justinian I follis, Constantinople mint year 24E (S.163), half follis year 13 Antioch mint (S.228); Anonymous folles (2), (S.1813, 1823); other fractions (5) including Maurice Tiberius (S.496, 532, 533); a Leo III follis (S.1514), a Constantine X follis (S.1853) and an accumulation of folles of Maurice Tiberius (17) from Antioch mint possibly from a hoard hoard (S.532, 533) of various dates. Very good - very fine. (28)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180