Catalogue
Lot 3314
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
MICHAEL VII, (A.D.1071-1078), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.468 grams), obv. bust of long bearded Christ facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3315
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
NICEPHORUS III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.272 grams), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Lot 3316
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ALEXIUS I, (1081-1118), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, post reform issue, 1092-1118 (4.360 grams), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, IC XC over to left ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Lot 3317
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
JOHN II, (1118-1143), electrum aspron trachy (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.238 grams), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, IC XC to left and to right, rev. ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Lot 3318
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
MANUEL I, (1143-1180), electrum aspron trachy (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.334 grams), obv. Christ facing on dais, bearded and wearing nimbus, in hand the Gospels, IC ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
Lot 3319
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ANDRONICUS I, Commenus, (A.D. 1183-1185), Billon aspron trachy, Constantinople mint, obv. Virgin standing facing, MP-OV either side, rev. Christ and Andronicus holding labarum and cross ...
Estimate $50
Lot 3320
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ISAAC II, (1185-1195), electrum aspron trachy (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.526 grams), obv. The Virgin Mary enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, holds infant Christ facing, MP monogram ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Lot 3321
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ALEXIUS III, Angelus-Commenus, (A.D. 1195-1203), electrum aspron trachy, Constantinople mint, (2.766 grams), obv. Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus, legend across, rev. Alexius and St. ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3322
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
EMPIRE OF NICAEA, billon trachy, Theodore I, Commenus -Lascaris, (A.D.1208-1222), obv. Virgin enthroned facing, rev. Theodore and St. Theodore standing facing, (S.2061, H. pl.30, 7-10); ...
Estimate $120
Lot 3323
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
JOHN III, Empire of Nicaea, (A.D.1222-1254), scyphate gold hyperpyron, Magnesia mint, (4.310 grams), obv. Christ seated facing on throne, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, IC ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
Lot 3324
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
MICHAEL VIII, (1258-1282), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.176 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and six towers, control letters (sigla) D. to ...
Estimate $300
Lot 3325
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ANDRONICUS II AND MICHAEL IX, (1295-1320), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.162 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and four towers, control letters ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Lot 3326
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ANDRONICUS II AND ANDRONICUS III, (1325-1328 or later), joint reign, gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (3.902 grams), obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and ...
Estimate $200
Lot 3327
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
ANDRONICUS III, (1328-1341), AE trachy, (0.964 grams), obv. winged patriarchal cross, rev. half length figures of Andronicus to left and St. Demetrius to right, holding ...
Estimate $80
Lot 3328
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
MANUEL II PALAEOLOGUS, (A.D. 1391-1423), silver quarter hyperpyron (half stavrata), (3.616 grams), Constantinople mint Public mint, obv. bust of Christ facing, rev. bust of Manuel ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Lot 3329
Sale 79 Greek, Roman, Byz. Collection
JOHN VIII PALAEOLOGUS, (A.D. 1423-1448), silver half hyperpyron or stravata, Constantinople mint, (6.378 grams), obv. Christ's bust facing, IC-XC across, dots around outer circle, rev. ...
Estimate $140
SOLD $140
Lot 3330
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.434 grams), Byzantium mint, issued after 281 B.C., probably about 195-190 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to ...
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,500
Lot 3331
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.274 grams), Byzantium mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, ...
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $1,700
Lot 3332
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
BLACK SEA AREA, similar to Thracian issue of King Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.050 grams), Uncertain mint, barbarous posthumous issue c.1st century B.C., obv. ...
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,500
Lot 3333
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
THRACE, Kingdom of, Coson, (c.42 B.C.), gold stater, (8.504 grams), Northern Greece mint, obv. three togate figures advancing to left, the first and third carrying ...
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,100
Lot 3334
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
MYSIA, Lampsakos, (c.5th century B.C.), electrum stater, (15.204 grams), obv. forepart of winged horse to left bridled with round wings, vine branch to left and ...
Estimate $6,000
Lot 3335
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
LYDIA, uncertain king, issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C., electrum trite or third stater, (4.716 grams) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 3336
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
PERSIA - LYDIA, Achaemenid Empire, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.455-420 B.C.), struck in period of Darios I - Xerxes I, gold daric, (8.286 grams), Sardes mint, ...
Estimate $3,200
SOLD $3,300
Lot 3337
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
BACTRIA, Kingdom of, Diodotos I, (256-239 B.C.), gold stater, (8.356 grams), Bactra (Balkh) mint; (Newell suggests c.255-246 B.C.), in name of Antiochus II, obv. diademed ...
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,600
Lot 3338
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
SASSANIAN KING, Shapur II, (309-379), gold dinar, (7.192 grams), Kabul mint type, obv. bust to right with crown, flowing hair type, cross before, rev. fire ...
Estimate $5,000
Lot 3339
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
EGYPT, Kingdom of Ptolemy II, (282-246 B.C.), gold tetradrachm, (13.834 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. conjoined busts to right of Ptolemy II diademed and draped and ...
Estimate $3,800
SOLD $3,700
Lot 3340
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
NERO, (A.D. 54-68), gold aureus, Rome mint, (7.486 grams), issued A.D. 58-59, obv. bare head of Nero to right, around NERO CAESAR AVG IMP, rev. ...
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,700
Lot 3341
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
VESPASIAN, (A.D. 69-79), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 73, (7.170 grams), obv. laureate head of Vespasian to right, around IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, rev. ...
Estimate $8,000
Lot 3342
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
DOMITIAN, as Caesar under Vespasian, (A.D. 81-96), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 74-75, (7.398 grams), obv. small laureate head of Domitian to right, around ...
Estimate $8,000
Lot 3343
Sale 79 Ancient Gold
DOMITIAN, as Caesar under Vespasian, (A.D. 81-96), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 77-78, (7.170 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around CAESAR ...
Estimate $7,500