Catalogue
Justinian I, (527-565), solidus, issue of 552-565, Ravenna mint, obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe, around DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVI, rev. Angel standing facing holding long cross with chi-rho at top end, and cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVCCCS, in exergue CONOB, star in right field, (S.312 [£750], DOC [333b], T.35). Full flan, well centred about as struck, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Justin II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.31 grams), issued 565-578, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVC around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, around VICTORI A AVGGGB, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC.4b, R.750). Weak in places but with some mint bloom, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Justin II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.44 grams), issued 565-578, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVC around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, around VICTORI A AVGGG **G (reversed) over D, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, cf.DOC.4c, cf.R.752). Full mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and an unpublished variant.
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Justin II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.00 grams), issued 565-578, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVC around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, around VICTORI A AVGGGD, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC.4c, R.752). Some mint bloom, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Justin II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.46 grams), issued 565-578, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVC around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, around VICTORI A AVGGGH, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC.4g, R.755). Full mint bloom, as struck uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Justin II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople (Alexandria mint, attribution by Hahn) mint, (4.19 grams), issued 565-578, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I [VSTI] NVS PP AVC around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, chi-rho symbol in left field, around VICTORI A AVGGGI, .CONOB. in exergue, (S.347A, DOC.-, R.-, Hahn 14, Berk 63). Off-centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Tiberius II, (578-582), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, obv. diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, around D M CONSTANTINVS PP AG, rev. cross potent, around VICTOR TIbERI AVG, in exergue CONOB, (S.425, DOC 7). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Maurice Tiberius, (A.D.582-602), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.32 grams), Officina B (weakly struck), obv. helmeted with plume, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, of narrow aspect, holding globe surmounted by cross, D N MAVRC TIb PP AVI around, rev. VICTORI A AVCCB, around, CONOB in exergue, Angel standing facing holding long staff surmounted by P with cross, and cross on globe, (S.478, DOC. 5b, T.10, R.998). With full mint bloom, broad flan weak at edges otherwise as struck, uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Maurice Tiberius, (A.D.582-602), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, (1.46 grams), obv. bust of Maurice Tiberius to right, with diadem, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, d N TIbE [RI PP AVI] around, rev. cross potent, VICTOR MAVRICI AVS, around, CONOB in exergue, (S.488, DOC.14, R.1027-8). Very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Maurice Tiberius, (A.D.582-602), gold solidus, Antioch mint, (4.41 grams), obv. helmeted with plume, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, of broad aspect, holding globe surmounted by cross, D N MAVRC TIb PP AVI around, rev. VICTORI A AVCCH, around, CONOB in exergue, Angel standing facing holding long staff surmounted by P with cross, and cross on globe, (S.524, DOC.149e, T.24). As struck, slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Phocas, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.385 grams), issued A.D. 603-607, Offinina H, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around dN FOCAS PERP AVC, 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 AVGU H, (S.618, DOC.5h, R.1196, BMC 18). As struck, with some mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Phocas, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.49 grams), issued A.D. 607-610, Offinina E, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around dN FOCAS PERP AVC, 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 AVGU E, (S.620, DOC.10e.1-7, R.1181, BMC 10). Weak in places, otherwise nearly, uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Heraclius, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 610-613, (4.14 grams), mule issue of Clas 1a and 1b, obv. facing bust of Heraclius wearing cuirass, chlamys, paludamentum and crown, plume with cross inside, around dN hERACL IVS PP AVC, rev. cross potent on base and two steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUI, (S.730, DOC 2b, BMC -, T.11). With full original mint bloom, uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
Heraclius, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (4.475 grams), obv. facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around [dN N]N hERACLIVS ET hERA CONSt PP A, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUS, (S.738, DOC 13e, BMC -, T.146). With original mint bloom, extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Heraclius, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (4.49 grams), obv. facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around dN NN hER[ACLIVS ET hERA CONSt PP AVG], rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA A[VGU]O, (S.738, DOC.(13h), BMC -, R.1364). Nearly very fine, but weak in places.
Estimate $220
SOLD $110
Heraclius, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 626-629, (4.38 grams), obv. facing busts of Heraclius and larger than usual bust of Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around dN N]N hERACLIVS ET hERA CONSt PP A, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU**Y, (S.743, cf.DOC.20h, BMC -, T.-). Slightly double struck on the obverse legend, full original mint bloom, good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Heraclius, (610-641), solidus, issued 632-635, Constantinople mint, Officina H, (4.455 grams), obv. standing figures of Heraclius in centre, Heraclius Constantine on left, and Heraclonas on right, cross above, rev. Cross potent on three steps, monogram to left, E to right, around VICTORIA AVGUH, CONOB in exergue, (S.770, DOC [44f], BMC 76 = T.410). Extremely fine and a scarce variant.
Estimate $600
SOLD $450
Heraclius, (610-641), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, issued 610-613, Officina S, obv. diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, around dN HERACLIUS PP AVG, rev. cross potent, CONOB in exergue, around VICTORIA AVGS, (S.786, DOC 53b). Graffiti scratch on obverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Constans II, (641-668), gold solidus, issued, (4.42 grams), Constantinople mint, Class VI, issued c.661-663, Officina **D, obv. large crowned long-bearded bust facing of Constans, wearing chlamys and plumed helmet, ornamented with cross, Constantine IV on right wearing crown cross on top, around dN CONST ANU, rev. Cross potent on globe above three steps, figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGU**D, in exergue CONOB, (S.964, DOC 30d, BMC 55 = T.293). Light scratches in field on obverse and reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Constans II, (641-668), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, Officina S, obv. diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, around [D N CONS]TANTINUS PP AV, rev. cross potent, in exergue CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUS, (S.984, DOC 45). Off centre on obverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Romanus IV, (1068-1071), pale gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, Class II, obv. Christ standing on footstool, with nimbus crowning Romanus and Eudocia, IC XC, around +PWMA EVDKKA (sic), rev. Michael in centre, Constantius on left (with double image), and Andronicus on right, without footstools, around KWN MX AND, (S.1861, DOC.2, R.2026). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $310
Michael VII, (A.D.1071-1078), scyphate gold histamenon nomisma, Constantinople mint, (4.30 grams), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +MIX AHL BACIL I, around bust of Michael facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and globe with cross, (S.1869, DOC.1, BN 11-13, BMC 1). Well struck in as struck condition with original mint bloom, good extremely fine and a rare type.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Manuel I, (1143-1180), electrum aspron trachy (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.99 grams), obv. Christ facing on dais, bearded and wearing nimbus, in hand the Gospels, IC XC to left and right, star on each side, rev. facing figures of St. Theodore on right and Manuel I on left wearing divitision and chlamys, holding a patriarchal cross between them, globe at base, around MANUH**L to left, O/**Y E/W/R/O/S, (S.1959, Hendy Pl.13, 5-9, BMC 27-30). Large flan, weak in places, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0