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Click here to subscribeJustinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 23.86 g, 5h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/III flanking; A//NIK. DOC 117a; MIBE 114; SB 201. EF, dark green patina, minor areas of striking weakness. From the Iconodule Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (42mm, 23.82 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 13 (539/40). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/I flanking; A//KYZ. DOC 165a; MIBE 120a; SB 207. Good VF, green and brown patina. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 548.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 23.54 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 14 (540/1). D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/II flanking; ·A·//KYZ. DOC 166a; MIBE 120b; SB 207. EF, green patina. From the Iconodule Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (32mm, 13.36 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa 547-565. D N IVSTINI–?NVS P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Large M; cross above, star below, R/O–M/A across field; all within wreath border. DOC (329); Tolstoi 313; BMC Vandals p. 112, 30; MIBE 221 (this coin cited); SB 299. Fine, brown surfaces, minor scratches. Extremely rare, possibly the third known and the only one in private hands (the others in the British Museum and the Hermitage [= Tolstoi]). Ex Georges Zacos Collection (privately purchased from Zacos by the present consignor circa 1973).
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. D N I–VSTI–NVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left; ?//CONOB. DOC 4d; MIBE 5; SB 345. Choice EF, obverse die rust.
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 7 (573/4). D N IVSTI–NVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC Z, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 190e; MIBE 18b; Morrisson 21 (same dies); SB 391. Superb EF, lustrous, scratch in obverse margin, faint graffiti on reverse. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Berk BBS (16 December 1986), no. 192.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis (35mm, 17.77 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ? m TI? CONS–TANT P P AVI, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, scepter topped by eagle supporting cross in left / Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O ? across field; CONA. DOC 11a; MIBE 25; SB 430. Good VF, dark green patina with a dusting of earthen deposits, obverse die break, hard green deposits on cheek. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 563.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Three-Quarter Follis (28mm, 9.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 579-582. D m TI? CO–NSTANT P P A, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys / Large XXX; cross above; CON?. DOC 15f var. (obv. legend); MIBE 27; SB 432. EF, dark brown surfaces, cleaning a bit harsh.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.92 g, 12h). Uncertain military mint, “4th officina”. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ? m TI? CONS–TANT P P AV, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, scepter topped by eagle in left / Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O ? across field; CON?. DOC –; BMC 27 (Constantinople); MIBE 69; SB –. EF, olive green patina. Rare. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 564.A group of folles with the mint marks of Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, and Theopoulis (Antioch), as well half folles with the Rome mint signature, form a stylistically homogenous group that must be the output of one operation, very likely a military mint. Hahn (MIBE p. 42) argues that this mint struck as a result of “...new military activities on the Persian frontier, in Thracia and in Italy from 579 onwards. It was possibly in this year that the emperor sent a small army unit to Italy as a nucleus for the formation of a Roman city militia.”
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. Æ Follis (30mm, 12.84 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 2 (583/4). D N TI??R m–AVPC P P AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O II across field; B//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 65B; SB 492. Near EF, brown patina, small area of bare metal revealed on reverse. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 567.
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 4 (585/6). D N mAVRIC TI? P P AV AN ?, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVCC ?, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC (218); MIBE 25a; Berk 91 (this coin illustrated); SB 548. Superb EF. Lustrous. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex “An Important Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 153.
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (17mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 14 (595/6). D N mAVRI–C T P P AN I?, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVCC I?, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 228.1; MIBE 25b; SB 549. EF, lightly toned, minor edge scrape. Very rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 602-603. O N FOCA? P?RP AVG, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, cross in left / VICTORI–A AVCC, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; I//CONOB. DOC 3; MIBE 1; SB 622. EF. Lustrous. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.Hahn (MIB) dates this issue featuring the dative version of the emperor’s name and a crown with pendilia to December 602, in anticipation of Phocas taking his first consulship in January 603. Following the precedent of Maurice, however, Phocas postponed the consulship until December of 603. Thus, either the coins were struck in late 602 and stored away until the appropriate time, or the dies were saved for later use.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 607-610. ? N FOCAS P?RP AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; ?//CONOB. DOC 10e.1-5; MIBE 9; SB 620. Superb EF, scratch in reverse field.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 607-610. d NN FOCAS P?RP AVI, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; ?//CONOB. DOC 10e.6-7; MIBE 11; SB 620. Choice EF, very minor die rust. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 921.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (16mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 9 (605/6). D N FOCA–S P?RP AN T, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVGG T, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 110; MIBE 32; SB 681. Near EF, minor edge marks. Very rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Triton IX (11 January 2006), lot 1625.
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (16mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 10 (606/7). D N FOCAS P?RP AN I, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORI–A AVGG I, angel standing facing, holding staff terminating in staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 33; SB 681A. EF. Well struck. Extremely rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex an “Important Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sincona 3, 25 October 2011), lot 3196; Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (6 April 2006), lot 647; Auctiones 15 (18 September 1985), lot 850.
Heraclius. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 610-613. ? N ??RACLI–?S P P AVG, cuirassed bust right, wearing plumed helmet and chlamys, holding cross in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC 3b; MIB 5; SB 731. Superb EF.
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 641-646. ? N CONStAN–tIN?S P P AV·, crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOBC. DOC (2c); MIB 6; SB 939. Superb EF.
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 641-646. ? N CONStAN–tIN?S P P AV?, crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; T//CONOB. DOC (1i); MIB 3b; SB 938. Superb EF.
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated IY 5 (647). ? N CONStAN–tIN?S P P AV·, crowned bust facing, slightly bearded and wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ? to right; A//CONOB. DOC 5 var. (officina); MIB 9; SB 942. Choice EF.
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Dated IY 7 (648/9). ? N CONStAN–tIN?S P P AV·, crowned bust facing, bearded and wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; Z to right; B//CONOB. DOC 13 var. (officina); MIB 16a; SB 949. Superb EF.
Constans II. 641-668. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.48 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck circa 646-648. ? N CONStAN–tN?S P AV, diademed and cuirassed bust right, wearing chlamys / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent; I to right; T·.·//CONOB. DOC (168c); MIB 105; Anastasi 74 var. or corr. (rev. legend); SB 1096. Superb EF.
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 686-687. I?StINIA–N?S P? AV (t retrograde), crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC 2 var. (officina); MIB 2; SB 1243. Superb EF, small obverse die breaks, light deposits on reverse. Rare early issue. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesman Collection (Spink, 13 July 2000), lot 528; purchased from Spink, December 1964.
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (17mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 692-695. I?S CRIStOS R?X R?gNANtI?M, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / D I?StINI–AN–[?S S?R? C?RIS]tI, Justinian standing facing, holding cross potent on steps in right hand, akakia in left; G//CONO–P. DOC 7c.2; MIB 8a; SB 1248. Superb EF, lustrous. Excellent early portrait of Christ.
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 692-695. I?S CRIStOS R?X R?gNANt[I?M] (t’s retrograde), facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / D I?StINI–·AN–?S S?R? C?RIStI (t’s retrograde), Justinian standing facing, holding cross potent on steps in right hand, akakia in left; T//CONO–P. DOC 7g; MIB 8a; SB 1248. Near EF, scrape on Christ’s nose.
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. D L?O–N P? AV, crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa in right hand, globus cruciger in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC (1e); MIB 1; SB 1330. Superb EF, lusrous.
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. D L?O–N P? AV, crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa in right hand, globus cruciger in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; Z//CONOB. DOC 1g.2; MIB 1; SB 1330. Superb EF, lusrous, a couple minor edge marks.
Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. D tIBERI–?S P? AV, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC 1e; MIB 1; Berk 193 (this coin); SB 1360. Choice EF, lusrous. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex “An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 347.
Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 705. ? N I?S C?S R?X R?GNANTI?M, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / ? N IVS–tINIA–NVS M?LT?S AN, crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent set on three steps in right hand, globus cruciger inscribed PAX in left. DOC 1; MIB 1; SB 1413; Kampmann 21 (this coin). Superb EF, lustrous, a few deposits on obverse. Well struck. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 603 (Christmas 1998), no. 143; Leu 50 (25 April 1990), lot 407.
Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 705. ? N I?S C?S R?X R?GNANTI?M, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / ? N IVS–tINIA–NVS M?LT?S AN, crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent set on three steps in right hand, globus cruciger inscribed PAX in left. DOC 1; MIB 1; SB 1413. EF. Lustrous. Ex Triton XV (4 January 2012), lot 1610.
Philippicus (Bardanes). 711-713. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. ? N FIL?PIC?S M?L–T?S AN, crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter surmounted by cross in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC 1f; MIB 1; SB 1447. Superb EF, a few hairlines. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex William Herbert Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s New York, 5 December 1998), lot 524.
Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. ? N ART?MI?S A–NASTASI?S M?L•, crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; T//CONOB. DOC 2h; MIB 2; Füeg 2.I.11; Berk 207 (this coin); SB 1463. Superb EF. Considerable luster. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex “An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 376.
Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 717-720. ? N D L?O–N P A M?L, crowned bust right, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.1; Berk 214 (this coin); SB 1502. EF, scratches on reverse. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex “An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 388.
Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.13 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 717-720. ? N D L?O–N P A M?L, crowned bust right, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; B//CONOB. DOC 1b var. (obv. legend, no circlet on crown); MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.2; SB 1502. EF, areas of weakness.
Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 717-720. ? N D L?O–N P A M?L·, crowned bust right, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left / VICTORIA AV??, cross potent set on three steps; ?//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (officina); MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.4; SB 1502. Choice EF.
Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V. 717-741. Pale AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dated RY 6 (722/3 or 726/7?). D NO L? P A M?L, crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand / D NO CON–TANTI, crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand; star to left, ? to right. DOC 78-88 var. (date); Ricotti-Prina 100 var. (same); SB 1534 var. (same). Good VF. Very rare and apparently unpublished for this date. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 915208 (January 2012); “Important Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sincona 3, 25 October 2011), lot 3437; Gorny & Mosch 107 (2 April 2001), lot 675.There has been no satisfactory explanation for the system of dates on the solidi and tremisses of Leo III from the Rome mint, if indeed they are dates at all. Ricotti-Pina dated the parallel solidus with the numeral ? to 722/3, corresponding to the sixth year of Leo’s reign, but similar issues of Leo with Constantine dated A through G could not follow this scheme, as Constantine was not raised to the throne until 720. The series as a whole is in need of a thorough study incorporating stylistic and metrological analyses.
Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 745-750. C L?–ON PA M?L, crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / N C–ON–StANtIN?S, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 1g.4; Füeg 3.D.3; SB 1550. Near EF.
Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 750-756. CO?StA?tI?OS S L?O? O ??OS, crowned facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, each wearing chlamys; cross above, • between / C L?–ON PA M?, crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand; T at end of legend. DOC 2c.4; Füeg 4.A.1; SB 1551. Near EF, slightly double struck.
Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 764-773. CO?StA?tI?OS S L?O? O ??O–, crowned facing busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, each wearing chlamys; cross above, • between / C L?–ON PA M?L, crowned facing bust of Leo III, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. DOC 2f var. (control mark at end of rev. legend); Füeg 6.B.4; SB 1551. Near EF. Well centered on a broad flan.
Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 792-797. IPI?H AGOVStI, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / CO?StA?–tI?OS ?AS`, crowned facing bust of Constantine VI, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left. DOC 3b; Füeg 5.B; SB 1594. Near EF. Well struck.
Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.41 g, 66h). Constantinople mint. ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left; • at beginning of legend, T at end. DOC 1b; Füeg 1.A.2; SB 1599. EF, lustrous. The powerful personality of Irene had always overshadowed that of her son Constantine, and only an army mutiny had prevented her from taking power in 790. After a short period in exile, she returned to Constantinople, and began plans to eliminate her enemies. As the coinage shows, she quickly relegated her son to second place. By 797, she had discredited Constantine to the point that she could have him deposed, blinded, and murdered with little outcry. A conspiracy of the patricians led to her being deposed in 802. She was exiled to Lesbos, where she died the following year.
Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left; • at beginning of legend, X at end. DOC 1c; Füeg 1.B; SB 1599. EF, slightly off center. Lustrous. The powerful personality of Irene had always overshadowed that of her son Constantine, and only an army mutiny had prevented her from taking power in 790. After a short period in exile, she returned to Constantinople, and began plans to eliminate her enemies. As the coinage shows, she quickly relegated her son to second place. By 797, she had discredited Constantine to the point that she could have him deposed, blinded, and murdered with little outcry. A conspiracy of the patricians led to her being deposed in 802. She was exiled to Lesbos, where she died the following year.
Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left; • at beginning of legend, X at end. DOC 1c; Füeg 2.A; SB 1599. EF, toned, slightly irregular edge. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 29 (11 May 2005), lot 711.The powerful personality of Irene had always overshadowed that of her son Constantine, and only an army mutiny had prevented her from taking power in 790. After a short period in exile, she returned to Constantinople, and began plans to eliminate her enemies. As the coinage shows, she quickly relegated her son to second place. By 797, she had discredited Constantine to the point that she could have him deposed, blinded, and murdered with little outcry. A conspiracy of the patricians led to her being deposed in 802. She was exiled to Lesbos, where she died the following year.
Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left / ?IPI?H ?ASILISSH, crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, cruciform scepter in left; • at beginning of legend, cross in circle at end. DOC 1a; Füeg 2.B.1; SB 1599. EF, slight double strike. From the RAJ Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 1293.The powerful personality of Irene had always overshadowed that of her son Constantine, and only an army mutiny had prevented her from taking power in 790. After a short period in exile, she returned to Constantinople, and began plans to eliminate her enemies. As the coinage shows, she quickly relegated her son to second place. By 797, she had discredited Constantine to the point that she could have him deposed, blinded, and murdered with little outcry. A conspiracy of the patricians led to her being deposed in 802. She was exiled to Lesbos, where she died the following year.
Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803-811. NICI–FOROS BASIL?`, crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand, akakia in left; • at beginning of legend / StAVRA–CIS ??SPO`, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left; ? at end of legend. DOC 2a.3-6; Füeg 2.B.2; SB 1604. Choice EF.
Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803-811. NICI–FOROS BASIL?`, crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand, akakia in left / StAVRA–CIS ??SPO`, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand, akakia in left; X at end of legend. DOC 2c.2; Füeg 2.A.2; SB 1604. EF, minor weakness in legends.
Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. +I?S XIS R?X R??NANTI?m, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; crescents in upper quarters of nimbus / +?ASIL ? CO?StA?tI? R, crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros and being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; SB 1800. Choice EF, light scratch in reverse field. Fine style bust of Christ. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1133.
Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Histamenon Nomisma (30mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. +I?S XIS R?X RC?NANTI?m, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / +C??St–At? BASIL??Am, crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding cruciform scepter with tendril ornament in right hand, globus surmouted by patriarchal cross in left. DOC 1a; SB 1828. Superb EF. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich, purchased from Leu, April 1999.
Constantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (17mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. -ISII RX RX R?INAN?m, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / +C?N–S?At–IOS ASIL, crowned bust facing, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left. DOC 6; SB 1833. EF. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Superior (4 December 1998), lot 1387.
Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. K? RO–HT?I, facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / MA/NOV/H? ??C/?O/TH to left, (T?)/ ?/OP/F/VPO/ G?/(??H)/T/? to right, Manuel standing facing, holding labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left; nine jewels on collar, square ornament below tablion, small cross on chlamys below right arm. DOC 1e.11; SB 1956. EF, light scrape on high point of obverse. Well struck for issue. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Tkalec (8 September 2008), lot 393.
Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AR Half Stavraton (20mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; IC–XC across field / +MANOVH? BACI??VC O?A??O?OGOC, facing bust of Manuel. DOC 1320-4; LPC p. 160, 2; PCPC 334.1, sigla 15; SB 2551. VF, toned. From the Iconodule Collection.
VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Imitating a Ravenna mint solidus struck in the name of Valentinian III. Uncertain mint. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; above bust, pellet-in-crescent / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-V//COMOB. Cf. RIC X 3712 (for obv., but without pellet-in-crescent); Depeyrot, Solidi 7; Depeyrot –; Ranieri 97 corr. (listed as official mint issue); DOCLR –; Biaggi –; cf. MEC 1, –; G. Nascia FPL 1 (January 1966), no. 4 (same dies, but pellet-in-crescent not struck up); Marc Poncin Collection (CNG 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2232 (example with “M” graffito in obverse field). EF, “E I” graffiti across obverse field. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich.
VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Imitating a Ravenna mint tremissis struck in the name of Anthemius. Uncertain mint. (retrograde C) N ?NTHEMIVS P F ?VC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Staurogram within wreath; COM(OM). RIC X, p. 227 and 3765; Lacam 144 (attributed to Arles); DOCLR –; Ferrando –; MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.
VISIGOTHS, Spain. Uncertain king. Circa 507-580. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.44 g, 6h). In the name of Justinian I. Emerita (Mérida) mint. (retrograde C) N IVSTIN INANSV P P C, diademed and draped bust right; cross on breast / VICTOP I ?VCTINI, Victory advancing right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in outstretched right hand; • O?(retrograde C) in exergue. Tomasini Group JAN 4; cf. Chaves 65 (for type); cf. MEC 1, 201 (same); Kampmann p. 63, bottom (this coin). Choice EF, small “x” graffito in obverse field. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich.
UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Mid to Late 4th century AD. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.63 g, 6h). Imitating Treveri (Trier) mint tricennalia issue solidus of Constantius II. D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis seated on thrones facing one another, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; TR. Cf. RIC VIII 340 (for type); cf. Depeyrot 15/3 (same) and 16 note (for imitations of that type). Good VF, minor areas of weak strike. Rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 72 (12 May 1998), lot 528.
UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Mid to Late 4th century AD. Æ (19mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Imitating Lugdunum (Lyon) mint Æ of Magnentius. D N MHGNEN [TIVS P F AVG] , bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / SAL[V]S DD NN HVC ET CHES, large Christogram; A and ? flanking; PLC. Cf. RIC VIII 154; cf. Bastien 212; cf. LRBC 238 (all refs for prototype). Good VF, brown patina. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex William Subjack Collection (Vecchi 14, 5 February 1999), lot 68.
UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Mid to Late 4th century AD. AR Siliqua (22mm, 1.56 g, 3h). Imitating Lugdunum (Lyon) mint quinquennalia issue siliqua of Julian II. GNCL (retrograde G)INIII DNIN (retrograde DD) (AV)G, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/V/MLTIS/X in four lines within wreath; TL?O. Cf. RIC VIII 227; cf. RSC 163†b (both refs for prototype). EF, toned. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex William Subjack Collection (Vecchi 14, 5 February 1999), lot 69.
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