Catalogue
Ostrogoths, Theoderic (A.D. 493-526), and Athalaric (A.D. 526-534), forty nummia (folles), issued 522-534, Rome mint, obv. Roma helmeted head to r., rev XL, officina A in exergue, with eagle to l., head to r., (Hahn 74a, BMC 8-10). Small flan, nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Anastasius I, (A.D. 491-518), folles (4 different types), Constantinople mint, Justin I, (A.D. 518-527), Constantinople mint, Justinianus I, (A.D. 527-561), Constantinople mint and Antioch mint. (S.17, 19 (Delta & E), 22, 63, 159, 213). Very good to nearly very fine, a few scarce. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), folles, Constantinople mint, issued 539-540, officina Delta, obv. Justinian bust facing, rev. M, year XIII, large flan, (S.163, DOW 38d). Edge corrosion not affecting strike, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), folles, Constantinople mint, issued 541-542, officina A, obv. Justinian bust facing, rev. M, year XU, large flan, (S.163, DOW 40a). Nearly fine/ very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), folles, Antioch mint, issued 529-533, officina A, obv. Justinian enthroned facing, rev. M cross to left, crescent to r., (S.214, DOW 206a). Interesting double strike, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), half folles, Salona mint, issued 552-553, obv. Laureate bust to r., rev. K, (S.331, DOW 360). Small flan, fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), folles, Constantinople mint, issued 569-570, officina Gamma, obv. Justin and Sophia enthroned facing, rev. M, mint, date and officina, (S.360, DOW 26b). A superb strike, extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), folles, Constantinople mint, year 9 officina E (573-4), Nicomedia mint, years, 4 officina B (568-9), 7 officina B (571-2), obv. Justin and Sophia enthroned facing, rev. M, mint, date and officina, (S.360 & 369, DOW 36e, 94b, 97c). Fine to very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $30
Justin II, (A.D. 565-578), folles, Antioch mint, issued year 7, 571-572, officina Gamma, obv. Justin and Sophia enthroned facing, rev. M, mint, date and officina, (S.379, DOW 152b). very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Tiberius II, (A.D. 578-582), three quarter folles, Constantinople mint, issued 579-582, officina Delta, obv. Tiberius bust facing, rev. XXX, cross above, COND in exergue, all in circle, (S.432, DOW 15e). Large flan, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $30
Maurice, (A.D. 582-602), decanummium, Carthage mint, Series D, issued 602, obv. Laureate bust to l., INOS in exergue, rev. cross on steps, X in exergue, N - M, folles, Antioch mint, issued year 15=596-7, another year 20=601-2, both officina gamma, (S.533, 566, DOW 167b, 172b, 255).Fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Heraclius, (A.D. 610-641), folles, struck in Sicily 631, with countermarks of heads of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine and SCL on a Constantinople mint folles of year 20 (S.810) issued 629-630, officina Delta, (S.883, DOW 242a). Large flan, countermarks very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Heraclius, (A.D. 610-641), folles, Cyzicus mint, issued 612-613, officina B, obv. Heraclius bust facing, rev. M, year III, (S.840, DOW 169b). Overstruck on another issue, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $15
Heraclius, (A.D. 610-641), folles, struck in Sicily 632-641, with countermarks of heads of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine and monogram and SCL on a Constantinople mint folles (S.810) issued c.629-631, (S.884, DOW 243). Small flan, countermarks very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Constantine V Copronymus, (A.D. 741-775), folles, Syracuse mint, obv. facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, rev. facing bust of Leo III, (S.1569, DOW 19). Nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Leo IV with Constantine VI, (A.D. 776-780), folles, Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of Leo IV & Constantine VI, rev. facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V, (S.1586, DOW 4). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Leo V, the Armenian, (A.D. 813-820), folles, Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of Leo and Constantine, rev. large M between X/X/X and N/N/N, cross above, A below, (S.1630, DOW 7). Fine, scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Leo V the Armenian, (A.D. 813-820), folles, Syracuse mint, obv. facing bust of Leo, lamba to r., rev. facing bust of Constantine, (S.1637, DOW 18). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Michael II the Amorian, (A.D. 820-829), folles, Syracuse mint, obv. facing busts of Michael and Theophilus, rev. M, cross above, theta below, (S.1652, DOW 21). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Basil I the Macedonian associated with Leo VI and Constantine, (A.D. 867-886), folles, Constantinople mint, issued 868-879, obv. facing busts of three emperors, rev. five line legend, (S.1712, DOW 11). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Leo VI the Wise, (A.D. 886-912), folles, Constantinople mint, obv. facing bust of Leo VI, rev. four lined legend, (S.1729, DOW 8). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Leo VI the Wise and Alexander, (A.D. 886-912), folles, Constantinople mint, obv. facing bust of Leo VI and Alexander, rev. four lined legend, (S.1730, DOW 6). Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Constantine VII and Romanus I, (A.D. 920-944), miliaresion, Constantinople mint, obv. cross-crosslet on three steps, rev. five line inscription. (S.1757, D.O.21). flan knocks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Constantine VII and Zoe, (A.D. 913-959), folles, issued 914-919, Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of Constantine and Zoe, rev. five line legend, (S.1758, DOW 22). Small flan, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Constantine VII and Zoe, (A.D. 913-959), folles, issued 914-919, Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of Constantine and Zoe, rev. five line legend, (S.1758, DOW 22). Small flan, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Constantine VII and Romanus I, (A.D. 913-959), folles, Romanus I, issued 920-944, another Constantine VII, both Constantinople mint, obv. facing busts of emperor, rev. four line legend, (S.1760, 1761, DOW 25, 26). Both of small flan, otherwise very fine, fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Anonymous issues, folles of Class B (3, different styles, 2 overstruck on Class A2) (c.1030), Class C (c.1040), Class D (c.1050), Class G (c.1070), Class H (c.1075), Class I (c.1080), and Nicephorus III (1078-1081), folles, (S.1823, 1825, 1836, 1867, 1880, 1888, 1889). Very good to very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Constantine X Ducas, (A.D. 1059-1067), folles (3), Constantinople mint, obv. Christ standing on footstool, rev. Eudocia and Constantine standing facing holding between them a labarum, (S.1853, DOW 8). One holed, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Manuel I Comnenus, (A.D. 1143-1180), Billon aspron trachy, Constantinople mint, obv. bust of Christ facing, rev. Manuel bust facing holding labarum and cross on globe, (S.1962, H. Pl. 14, 10-13). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Manuel I Comnenus, (A.D. 1143-1180), Billon aspron trachy, Constantinople mint, obv. bust of Virgin facing, on throne, rev. Manuel full length facing holding labarum and cross on globe, clear reading of name on left, (S.1964, H. Pl.15, 5-10). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0