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Lot 789 |
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Lot of 20 late Byzantine bronze coins. Latin rulers of Constantinople (8), large module billon trachea (6), S. 2024(2), 2035(2), 2036, 2038, small module billon trachea (2), S. 2045, 2057. Empire of Nicaea, Theodore I (3), Nicaea, billon trachea, S. 2061(2), Magnesia, billon trachy, S. 2068; Theodore II, Magnesia, billon trachy, S. 2141. Empire of Thessalonica, John Comnenus-Ducas (5), Thessalonica, billon trachea, S. 2202, 2203, 2210, 2213, 2216. Restored Byzantine empire, Michael VIII (3), Constantinople, billon trachea, S. 2261, 2267, 2284. TWENTY COINS IN LOT. Many scarce to rare. Mostly fine to nearly very fine, one holed.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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$127 |
Lot 790 |
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Byzantine Empire. Lot of 8 folles of Justinian I (527-565). Pre-reform (2), Constantinople, 5th off. (S. 158 var.), 4th officina (S. 159 var.); post-reform (6), Constantinople (3), year 18, 4th officina, Christogram above barbarous (?), and year 27, 2nd officina (S. 207 var.), Antioch, year 24, 1st officina (S. 221 var.) An interesting group with a number of previously unrecorded officincae and a new regnal date, mostly fine, several nearly very fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$184 |
Lot 791 |
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Byzantine Empire. Lot of 5 folles of Tiberius II (578-582) and Phocas (602-610). Tiberius II, Nicomedia, year 4, 1st officina (S. 440); Phocas (4), Constantinople, year 5, 5th officina (S. 640), Thessalonica, year 4 or 5 (S. 653), Nicomedia, year 6, officina uncertain (S. 659), Antioch, year 8 (S. 672). Fine or better, the first rare.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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$58 |
Lot 792 |
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Lot of 5 three-quarter folles (30 nummi) of the late 6th-early 7th cent. Tiberius II, 578-582, Constantinople, 3rd officina (S. 432); Phocas, 602-610, Constantinople, year 6, 5th officina (S. 641 var.); Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, 613-632 (3), Constantinople, year 20 or 21, 2nd officina, the other two uncertain (S. 812). Mostly Fine, all very scarce or rare.
Estimated Value $125 - 175.
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$104 |
Lot 793 |
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Lot of 14 half folles (20 nummi) of Justinian I (527-565). Constantinople (11), years 22, 4th officina, 26, 4th officina, 28 (2), 1st and 4th officina, 30 (6), 1st officina (4), 2nd and 4th officinae, 36, officina uncertain (S. 165, but several unrecorded officinae); Cyzicus (2), years 18 and 29 (S. 208); Antioch, year 22 (S. 230). Fine to Very Fine, and interesting lot.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$196 |
Lot 794 |
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Lot of 10 half folles (20 nummi) of the late 6th-early 7th cent. Justin II, 565-578 (2), Antioch, year 1 (S. 380); Tiberius II, 578-582, Antioch, year 4 (S. 450); Maurice Tiberius, 582-602 (2), Constantinople, year 8, 1st officina (S. 496B) and year 13 (?), 2nd officina (S. 497); Phocas, 602-610 (2), Carthage (S. 686), Rome (S. 694, holed beneath bust); Phocas and Leontia, Constantinople, 5th officina (S. 642 var.); Heraclius, 610-641 (2), Carthage (S. 872). The first three rare, mostly Fine, several better.
Estimated Value $200 - 275.
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$127 |
Lot 795 |
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Lot of 11 fractional bronze denominations, mostly of Justinian I (527-565). 16 nummi of Justinian I, Thessalonica (S. 175 var., 3 crosses in upper rev. field); decanummia (10 nummi) of Justinian I (4), Constantinople (3), year 35 (S. 167), Nicomedia, year 27 (S. 205 var., unrecorded year); decanummia (2) of Constantine IV, 668-685, Constantinople (S. 1183); pentanummium (5 nummi) of Justin I, 518-527, Nicomedia (S. 93B); pentanummia of Justinian I (2), Constantinople, 2nd officina (S. 171), Thessalonica or Carthage (S. 193); 4 nummi of Justinian I, Thessalonica (S. 195). Mostly Fine, several almost very fine, some scarce.
Estimated Value $125 - 175.
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$69 |
Lot 796 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 22 Byzantine bronzes, etc., mostly of late date. Justinian II (first reign, 685-695), half folles (2), Constantinople (S. 1261); Anastasius II (713-715), follis, Constantinople, 1st officina (S. 1469); Leo III and Constantine V (720-741), follis, Syracuse (S. 1530); Nicephorus I and Stauracius (803-811), follis, irregular mint (cf. S. 1607); Constantine VII (913-959), Æ 18, Cherson (S. 1771); Alexius I (1081-1118), billon trachy, Philippopolis? (S. 1936); Empire of Thessalonica, Theodore Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2168); Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2181); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (2),Thessalonica (S. 2219 (2)); Restored Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachea (7), Constantinople (S. 2335), Thessalonica (S. 2360, 2365; 2368, 2385, 2386, 2395 (2)); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), assaria (3), Constantinople (S. 2440, 2445, 2447). Mostly Fine, some very fine, an interesting lot with many scarce and rare items.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$661 |
Lot 797 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 23 Byzantine bronzes, etc., mostly of late date. Justinian II (first reign, 685-695), decanummium, Constantinople, regnal year 1 (S. 1263); Leo III and Constantine V (720-741), follis (large), Constantinople (S. 1514); Constantine V and Leo IV (751-775), half follis, Syracuse (S. 1569A); Constantine VI and Irene (780-797), follis, Constantinople (S. 1598); Michael III (842-867), Æ 13, Cherson (S. 1699); Alexius I (1081-1118), follis, Thessalonica (S. 1909); Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes (1222-1254), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2126, 2128); Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris (1254-1258), billon trachea (2), Magnesia (S. 2142, 2143); Empire of Thessalonica, Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2183); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2190 var. (small module), 2219); Restored Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII (1261-1282), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2296); Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2371, 2387, 2388); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2459); assaria (4), Constantinople (S. 2432, 2435 (2), 2449); Andronicus III (1328-1341), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2492). Mostly Fine, some very fine, another interesting lot with many scarce and rare items.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$276 |
Lot 798 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 25 Byzantine bronzes, etc., mostly of late date. Constantine IV (668-685), follis, Carthage (S. 1196); Justinian II (first reign, 685-695), half follis, Constantinople, regnal year 3 (S. 1262); Justinian II and Tiberius (705-711), follis, Constantinople, regnal year 20 (S. 1428); Leo VI and Alexander (886-912), Æ 17, Cherson (S. 1734); Alexius I (1081-1118), light tetarteron, Thessalonica (S. 1930); Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes (1222-1254), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2126, 2134); Empire of Thessalonica, Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachy, halved (S. 2177); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2190, 2217, 2218); Restored Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII (1261-1282), trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2295 (broken), 2302, 2303); Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2383); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), trachea (2), Constantinople (S. 2420/21), Thessalonica (S. 2454); assaria (3), Constantinople (S. 2428, 2436 (2)); Rhodes, imperial governors, 1249-1307, Æ 19 (2), cross with B's in the angles/Palaeologan monogram (Grierson 1397); Andronicus III (1328-1341), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2497), assarion, Constantinople (S. 2481); Manuel II (1391-1423), follaro, Constantinople (S. 2559). Mostly Fine, a few very fine, another interesting lot with some very scarce items.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$414 |
Lot 799 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 25 Byzantine bronzes, etc., of the 13th and 14th centuries. Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes (1222-1254), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2127); Empire of Thessalonica, Theodore Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230), billon trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2161, one clipped); Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2182); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2221); Restored Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII (1261-1282), trachea (6), Constantinople (S. 2278, 2282, 2290), Thessalonica (S. 2300, 2302, 2303); Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2377, 2383, 2388); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), trachea (2), Thessalonica (DOC 774-7, S. 2459), assarion, Constantinople (S. 2447); Andronicus II and Andronicus III (1325-1328), trachy, Thessalonica (DOC 855-6, S. 2500); Andronicus III (1328-1341), trachea (6), Thessalonica (S. 2482 (2), 2483, 2486 (2), 2487). Mostly Fine, some very fine, an interesting grouping of late Byzantine types.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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$322 |
Lot 800 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 34 Byzantine bronzes, etc., mostly of late date. Constans II (641-668), follis, Constantinople, 3rd officina, regnal year 8 (S. 1005 var., unrecorded date); Justinian II (first reign, 685-695), follis, Syracuse (S. 1297); Tiberius III (698-705), follis, Syracuse (S. 1395); Theophilus with Michael II and Constantine (both deceased), follis, Syracuse (S. 1680); Michael III and Basil I (866-867), follis, Constantinople (S. 1693); Leo VI (886-912), Æ 15 (S. 1732); Alexius I (1081-1118), billon trachy, Philippopolis (S. 1936); billon tetarteron, Constantinople (cf. S. 1923); Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes (1222-1254), billon trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2130); Empire of Thessalonica, Theodore Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2165, 2167); Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2181, 2183, 2184); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (4), Thessalonica (S. 2191, 2199, 2218, 2219); Restored Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII (1261-1282), trachea (2), Constantinople (S. 2280), Thessalonica (S. 2294); Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachea (4), Constantinople (S. 2353, holed), Thessalonica (S. 2373 (2), 2385); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), assaria (7), Constantinople (S. 2432, holed, 2435 (3), 2436, holed, 2440, 2444); Andronicus III (1328-1341), trachy, Thessalonica (S. 2483), assaria (2), Constantinople (S. 2481). Mostly Fine, a few very fine, a varied grouping including some very scarce items.
Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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$374 |
Lot 801 |
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Miscellaneous lot of 36 Byzantine bronzes, etc., mostly of late date. Vandalic Kingdom, Hilderic (523-530), 4 nummi (2), Carthage (MIB 20); Byzantine Empire, Justinian II (first reign, 685-695), half folles (2), Constantinople, regnal years 2 and 8? (1262); Justinian II and Tiberius (705-711), follis, Constantinople, 2nd officina, regnal year 20 (S. 1428); Basil I (867-886), Æ 22, Cherson (S. 1717); Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas-Vatatzes (1222-1254), billon trachea (4), Thessalonica (S. 2126, 2127 (2), 2131); Empire of Thessalonica, Theodore Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230), billon trachea (3), Thessalonica (S. 2161 (2), 2168); Manuel Comnenus-Ducas (1230-1237), billon trachy, Thessalonica (cf. S. 2181, but small module, 2186); John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242), billon trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2194, 2199); Restored Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII (1261-1282), trachea (3), Constantinople (S. 2266, 2269 (?), 2290); Andronicus II (1282-1328), trachea (6), Thessalonica (S. 2360, 2366, 2370, 2373, 2385, 2395); Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320), assaria (6), Constantinople (S. 2435 (2), 2436 (2), 2440(2)); Andronicus III (1328-1341), trachea (2), Thessalonica (S. 2484, 2488); "Politikon" coinage, John V and Manuel II (?), stamenon, Constantinople (cf. S. 2577 for a similar silver basilikon); anonymous Palaeologan (c. 1280-1350), trachy, Constantinople (S. 2588). Mostly Fine, a few very fine, several scarce or rare items.
Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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$368 |
Lot 802 |
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Arab-Byzantine Bronzes. A trio of imitations of Byzantine types with Arab legends, these coins are from a recent hoard. Condition averages VF. Lot of 3 coins. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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Lot 803 |
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Lot of 2 lead seals, 1 Byzantine, the other Bulgarian. Byzantine Empire, Stephen, mid-6th to mid-7th cent., 21 mm., 6.11 g., nimbate bust of the Virgin facing between two crosses, holding nimbate head. of the infant Christ before her, rev. cruciform monogram of Stephanos (cf. Zacos and Veglery, Byzantine Lead Seals, 1205/1204); Bulgaria, Tzar Peter (927-970) with his wife Maria Lecapena, daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Christopher Lecapenus, 18 mm., 6.44 g., facing bust of Christ with cross behind head., his r. hand raised in benediction, holding book of Gospels in l., rev. Byzantine style facing crowned busts of Peter, wearing chlamys, on l., and Maria, wearing loros, on r., holding between them long patriarchal cross with globe on shaft (Youroukova, Bulgarian Mediaeval Coins and Seals, 10). Extremely Fine, rare and interesting.
Estimated Value $250 - 325.
The first ex CNG 49 (1999), lot 1935, the other ex CNG 55 (2000), lot 1619, The Christov Family Collection.
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