Auction 87 - Ancient Coins

Duchy of Beneventum, Grimoaldus III, Solidus AD 792-806; AV (g 4,02; mm 21; h 6); GRIM - + - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. VICTORV (four pellets) PRINCIP, cross on globe over three steps between two triangles, G-R across field, C-ONO-B in exergue. LCSI 68a; CNI 22-8; MEC 1101; cf. BMC Vand 11.
Rare and about extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Grimoaldus III, Tremissis, AD 792-806; AV (g 1,26; mm 17; h 6); GRIM - + - VALD, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe. Rv. VITIRV (four pellets) PRINPI cross potent between two pellets, G – R across field; C-ONO-B in exergue. LCSI 70; CNI 29-43; MEC 1099; BMC Vand 15.
Rare and very fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Sico, Denaro, AD 817-832; AR (g 1,18; mm 17; h 6); • PRINCES BENEBENTI, SICO monogram. Rv. • A•RCHANGELVS • MICHAEL, cross potent on two steps between two pellets. LCSI 80c; CNI 91; cf. MEC 1105-6; BMC Vand 7.
Rare. Holed as usual, anyway good extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Sicard, Solidus, AD 832-839; AV (g 3,51; mm 22; h 12); SIC - + - ARDV •, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe, triangle in right field. Rv. VICTORV - + - PRINCI, cross potent on two steps between two triagles, S-I across field; CONOB in exergue. LCSI 81c; CNI 1-11; MEC 1108; BMC Vand 3.
Rare. Clipped at 2-3 o’clock, anyway extremely fine.

Duchy of Beneventum, Sicard, Solidus, AD 832-839; AV (g 3,47; mm 21; h 12); SIC - + - ARDV •, crowned bust facing, holding cross on globe, triangle in right field. Rv. VICTORV - + - PRINCI, cross potent on two steps between two triangles, S-I across field; CONOB in exergue. LCSI 81c; CNI 1-11; MEC 1108; BMC Vand 3.
Rare and about extremely fine.

Merovingians, Tremissis, Banassac, ca. AD 620-640; AV (g 1,32; mm 16; 6h); Diademed and draped bust r., Rv. Chalice. Depeyrot 8; Belfort 713-7; Prou 2086-90.
Extremely fine.

Aghlabids, Ziyadat Allah II ibn Muhammad (AH 249-250 / AD 863-864), Dinar, no mint (Qayrawan), AH 249; AV (g 4,21; mm 18; h 9); Kalima in three lines across field; date formula around, Rv. Continuation of kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an 9:33 around. Album T4452; Bernardi 133 (only 1 ex) = Kazan 267; al-'Ush - ; Cfr. Baldwin's of St. James's, auction 4, lot 330 (same dies) = Dinasty Collection.
Extremely rare, possibly the fourth specimen known, good very fine.

Aghlabids, Ziyadat Allah II ibn Muhammad (AH 249-250 / AD 863-864), Dinar, no mint (Qayrawan), AH 249

AV (g 4,21; mm 18; h 9)

Kalima in three lines across field; date formula around, Rv. Continuation of kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an 9:33 around. Album T4452; Bernardi 133 (only 1 ex) = Kazan 267; al-'Ush - ; Cfr. Baldwin's of St. James's, auction 4, lot 330 (same dies) = Dinasty Collection. 

Extremely rare, possibly the fourth specimen known, good very fine.