Auction 87 - Ancient Coins

Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Carthage, AD 546-547; AV (g 4,49; mm 20; h 6); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; on r., star. MIBE 25; DOC 277; Sear 250.
Extremely fine.

Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Carthage, AD 546-547; AV (g 4,40; mm 22; h 7); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; on r., star. MIBE 25; DOC 277; Sear 250.
Extremely fine.

Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Carthage, AD 546-547; AV (g 4,48; mm 18; h 6); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; on r., star. MIBE 25; DOC 277; Sear 250.
Extremely fine.

Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Carthage, AD 546-547; AV (g 4,46; mm 19; h 6); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; on r., star. MIBE 25; DOC 277; Sear 250.
Extremely fine.

Justinian I (527-565), Solidus, Carthage, AD 546-547; AV (g 4,47; mm 19; h 6); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; on r., star. MIBE 25; DOC 277; Sear 250.
About extremely fine.

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582), Solidus, Constantinople, AD 579-582; AV (g 4,38; mm 20; h 6); Draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing plumed helmet with diadem and pendillia, holding globus cruciger and with a shield over shoulder, Rv. Cross potent on four steps. DOC 268; Sear 422.
Large flan and high relief, good extremely fine.

Maurice Tiberius (582-602), Solidus, Carthage, AD 582-583; AV (g 4,49; mm 19; h 6); Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger, shield over shoulder, Rv. Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger. MIBE 24; DOC 215-6; Sear 547.
Extremely fine.

Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine (610-641), Solidus, Constantinople, AD 613-616; AV (g 4,13; mm 19; h 6); Facing busts of Heraclius with long beard, and facing bust of Heraclius Constantine, both wearing chlamys and elaborate crown with cross; above, cross, Rv. Cross potent on three steps. MIB 8; DOC 8; Sear 734.
Very fine.

Constans II (641-668), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 641-668; AV (g 4,33; mm 19; h 6); Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans, with tall plume, and Constantine IV; above, cross, Rv. Cross potent set on three steps between standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger. DOC 162c; Sear 1086a; Spahr 157.
Rare, minor scratch on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.

Constans II (641-668), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 659-661; AV (g 4,36; mm 20; h 6); Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine IV; above, cross, Rv. Cross potent set on three steps between standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger. DOC 161c; Sear 1083; Spahr 48.
Rare, about extremely fine.

Constans II (641-668), Semissis, Constantinople, AD 641-666; AV (g 2,16; mm 18; h 6); Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. Globus cruciger. DOC 44; MIB 50; Sear 983.
Large flan, minor area of weakness on reverse, otherwise about fdc.

Justinian II (1st reign, 685-695), Solidus, Constantinople, AD 687-692; AV (g 4,42; mm 18; h 6); Facing bust with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger, Rv. Cross potent on three steps. DOC 5b; Sear 1246.
Lustrous and about fdc.

Leontios (695-698), Solidus, Costantinople, AD 695-698; AV (g 4,37; mm 19; h 6); Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding akakia and globus cruciger, Rv. Cross potent on three steps. DOC 1d; Sear 1330.
About extremely fine - extremely fine.

Philippikos Bardanes (711-713), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 711-713; AV (g 4,00; mm 20; h 6); Crowned bust facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and eagle-tipped scepter, Rv. Cross potent on four steps. Spahr –; DOC 13; MIB 10; Sear 1458.
Very rare. Minor graffito on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine.

Irene of Athens (780-802), Solidus, Constantinople, AD 797-802; AV (g 4,41; mm 19; h 6); Bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and crown with cross, pinnacles and pendilia, holding a globus cruciger and a cross tipped sceptre, Rv. Same type. DOC 1a.1; Sear 1599; Füeg 1.C.1.
Rare, minor area of weakness on reverse, otherwise about fdc.

Nikephoros I with Staurakios (802-811), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, AD 803- 811; AV (g 4,45; mm 20; h 6); Crowned bust of Nikephoros facing, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia, Rv. Crowned bust of Staurakios facing, wearing chlamys, holdin globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 2c; Sear 1604.
Rare and extremely fine. [Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88, 14 September 2011, lot 1715].

Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, AD 1062-1065; AV (g 4,35; mm 27; h 6); Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, Rv. Constantine standing facing, holding labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger. DOC 1a; Sear 1847.
An very nice specimen, well struck in a much better gold alloy than usually seen for this ruler; extremely fine - good extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Aricis II, Tremissis, AD 765-774; AV (g 1,28; mm 15; h 6); DNS VI-TORIA, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. VIRTV (four pellets) VGVTV, cross potentbetween two pellets; C-ONO-B in exergue. LCSI 56; CNI 14-22; MEC 1094-5; BMC Vand 6.
Rare. Cracked from 12 to 2 o’clock, good very fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Aricis II, Tremissis, AD 765-774; AV (g 1,28; mm 17; h 6); DNS VI-TORIA, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. VIRTV (four pellets) VGVTV, cross potentbetween two pellets; C-ONO-B in exergue. LCSI 58; CNI 14-22; MEC 1097; BMC Vand 11.
Rare and good very fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Aricis II, Tremissis, AD 765-774; AV (g 1,21; mm 15; h 6); DNS VI-TORIA, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. VIRTV (four pellets) VGVTV, cross potentbetween two pellets; C-ONO-B in exergue. LCSI 56; CNI 14-22; MEC 1094-5; BMC Vand 6.
Rare and extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Gimoaldus III and Charlemagne, Solidus, AD 788-792; AV (g 3,89; mm 20; h 7); GRIM – (four pellets) - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. • DOMS (three pellets) CAR RX *, cross potent on three steps, G-R across field; VIC in exergue. LCSI 60; CNI 2,5; BMC Vand 3-4.
Rare and about extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Grimoaldus III and Charlemagne, Tremissis, AD 788-792; AV (g 1,23; mm 17; h 6); GRIM - + - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. • DOMS (four pellets) CAR • RX cross potent between two pellets, G – R across field; VIC (triangle) in exergue. LCSI 63c; CNI 8-9; MEC 1098; BMC Vand 7.
Rare and extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Grimoaldus III and Charlemagne, Tremissis, AD 788-792; AV (g 1,33; mm 16; h 6); GRIM - + - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. • DOMS (four pellets) CAR • RX cross potent between two pellets, G – R across field; VIC (triangle) in exergue. LCSI 63c; CNI 8-9; MEC 1098; BMC Vand 7.
Rare and about extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Grimoaldus III and Charlemagne, Tremissis, AD 788-792; AV (g 1,28; mm 15; h 6); GRIM - + - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. • DOMS (four pellets) CAR • RX cross potent between two pellets, GR in left field; VIC in exergue. LCSI 64; CNI 10-11.
Rare and good very fine.