Catalogue
Justinian I, (527-565), gold tremissis (1.47g), obv. DN IVSTINIANVS PP PVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; rev VICTORIA AUGUSTORVM, Victory advancing right, head left hold, wreath and globe cross to right a star, in ex. CONOB (S.145; D.O.19; BMC 22-4). Chip in flan, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Justinian I, (527-565), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, (1.42 g), obv. diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, D N IVSTINI ANVS P P AVI around, rev. Victory advancing to right, head to left, with wreath and cross on globe, star in right field, VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM around, CONOB in exergue, (S.145, DOC 19, MIBE 19). Uneven flan as usual, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Maurice Tiberius, (A.D.582-602), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.47 g), 6th Officina, issued 583-602, obv. crowned, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet, holding globe surmounted by cross, D N MAVRC TIb PP AVC around, rev. VICTORI A AVCCS, CONOB in exergue, Angel standing facing holding long staff surmounted by P with cross, and cross on globe, (S.478, DOC. 5f, BMC 14, MIB 6). With flat spots, wide flan, good very fine, weak in places, scarce.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Phocas, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.37 g), issued A.D. 603-607, Officina Z, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around ON FOCAS PERP AVI, rev. Angel facing, holding in right hand long staff, with partial chi-rho symbol at top, in left hand globe with cross above, around VICTORIA A[VGG] Z, (S.618, DOC 5g). Broad flan, weak on parts of the legend, figures good very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $550
Heraclius , (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (4.39 g), 3rd officina, obv. facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around dd NN hERACLIVS ET hERA CONSt PP, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU **G*, (S.738, DOC 13c variety, MIB 11). Areas of weak striking, reverse scratches, portrait nearly extremely fine, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $790
Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius, (668-685), gold solidus, (4.21 g), Constantinople mint, Class III, issued c.674-681, 1st Officina, obv. three-quarter facing bearded bust of Constantine IV, wearing helmet with plume and cuirass, holding spear and shield, around dN C A NUS P, rev. cross potent above three steps, between facing figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTOA AVG**G*, in exergue CONOB, (S.1156, cf.DOC 10, MIB 7a). Good very fine weak in places, possibly filed on edge.
Estimate $550
SOLD $500
Nicephorus III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.34 g), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around Nicophorus standing facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Good bust of bearded Christ, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Visigoths, issued in the name of Libius Severus (Severus III) (A.D. 461-465), gold tremissis, 14mm, (1.39 g), Milan mint, obv. D N SEVER-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Libius Severus right, seen from front, rev. VICT-AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head left, long jeweled cross in right hand; COMOB below, (S.-, RIC X 3757, Reinhart 81. MEC 1). Almost extremely fine, minor cut on reverse, very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400