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Lot 4948 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Justinian I (527-565), AE Follis, (20.68 grams), Constantinople mint, year 18 officina D (544-5), (S.163); Justin II, (565-578), AE folles, (13.378 grams), Nicomedia mint, year 5 officina A, (569-570), (S.369); another (12.964 grams), Cyzicus mint, year 9, officina A, (573-4), (S.372). Very fine or better. (3)

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Lot 4949 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Leo VI, (A.D. 886-912) with Alexander, AE follis, Constantinople mint, (6.70 grams), obv. Leo VI and Alexander seated facing, legend around, rev. legend in four lines naming Leo and Alexander, (S.1730 [£40 VF], DOC 6, BMC 11-2, R.1875); another with Basil I (A.D.867-886) with Constantine, issued 868-870, uncertain provincial mint, (5.664 grams), obv. two busts facing Basil and Constantine, rev. five lines of legend, (S.1721 [£35 VF], DOC 8, BMC 11-16, R.1861). First cleaned, second with hoard patination, weak in places as usual, otherwise fine - very fine and scarce. (2)

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Lot 4950 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Nicephorus II, (A.D. 963-969) with Basil II, AE follis, Constantinople mint, (5.484 grams), obv. Nicephorus bust facing, rev. legend in four lines overstruck on a follis of previous reign, (S.1782 [£55 VF], DOC 8, BMC 8, R.1914); Constantine X (A.D. 1059-1067) Constantinople mint, (6.01 grams), obv. Christ standing facing, rev. Eudocia and Constantine, traces around of legend, (S.1853, DOC 8, BMC 18-31, R.2021); Nicophorus III, (A.D. 1078-1081), Constantinople mint, (6.30 grams), obv. three quarter length bust of Christ IC XC ovr stars, rev. cross with globule at each extremity, at centre star of eight rays, in angles C **Q/ N D*, (S.1888, DOC 9, BMC 12-21, R.2053). First and third cleaned and dark toned, second with hoard patination, weak in places as usual, otherwise fine - very fine and scarce. (3)

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Lot 4951 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Anonymous Byzantine, AE folles, obv. Christ, rev. legends, type Class A2 (issued 926-1028) (17.898 grams), (S.1813); another Class B (issued 1028-1034) (10.338 grams), (S.1823). Both very fine for issue. (2)

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Lot 4952 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

John I Tzimisces, (A.D. 969-976), silver miliaresion, (3.612 grams), Constantinople mint, obv. cross crosslet on globus above two steps at centre, circular central medallion of John, I/W A/n within, around IhSUS XRISTUS NICA*, rev. in five lines inscription, with border, (S/1792, DOC 7, BMC 5-6, R.1919). Very fine and rare.

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Lot 4953 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Byzantine, assorted folles, mostly in packets described, also includes Constantine X (3), others from Justin I, Justin II, Maurice Tiberius, Heraclius, Constantine VIII, Romanus III. One holed, others fair - very fine. (9)

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Lot 4954 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

Manuel I - Isaac II, billon aspron trachy (6), Manuel I, (1143-1180), (3.138 grams), obv. Virgin seated facing, rev. Manuel standing facing (S.1964); another (3.802 grams) obv. Christ seated facing, rev. Manuel I facing on left, being crowned by Virgin on right, (S.1966); Isaac II, (1185-1195), (3.154, 4.058, 4.500, 4.924 grams), obv. Virgin seated facing, rev. Isaac standing facing, (S.2003). Fine - extremely fine, an interesting group. (6)

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Lot 4955 Sale 74 Byzantine Silver & Bronze

John VIII Palaeologus, (A.D. 1423-1448), silver half hyperpyron or stravata, Constantinople mint, (6.73 grams), obv. Christ's bust facing, IC-XC across, dots around outer circle, rev. John bust facing two circles of legend around, (S.2563, Bendall LPC No.1 [p172], Bendall 348.19). Weak in places and off slightly off centred, otherwise very fine and scarce.

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