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Results from 1141 to 1200 of 1595

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Lot # 1143 - ARCADIUS (383-408). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG Γ / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 7; Depeyrot 55/1.The eldest son of Theodosius I from Spain, Arcadius became augustus at the age of six. When his father left to end the usurpation of Eugenius and did not return, Arcadius remained in Constantinople in his stead and became augustus of the East at eighteen, while his brother Honorius got the West. The empire was now divided, Theodosius I was first seen as the unifier and then as the one who divided it forever. From this time on, the two empires had independent lives and slowly became more and more distinct from each other, and Arcadius was recognized as the first Byzantine emperor. Initially Arcadius reigned under his patron Rufinus, an ambitious politician from Aquitaine who frowned upon his equivalent in the West, Stilicho. The latter made a secret agreement with the Visigoth leader Gainas, who had been welcomed to Constantinople by Arcadius, and killed Rufinus. Stilicho thus prevailed in this dispute but was sentenced to death in 408, accused among other things of the murder of Rufinus himself. His place was then taken by the eunuch Eutropius, remembered in the sources as a cruel and vicious man. Eutropius tried to forge an alliance with Alaric, who now hold the balance of power between East and West. By putting his opponents to death and confiscating their wealth, he succeeded in getting Stilicho declared a public enemy and bring Africa under the control of the East in order to secure its grain, bringing the West to its knees and starving it. In any case, Arcadius was persuaded by the court to get Eutropius, who was in fact acting as the real emperor, out of the way and hit with damnatio memoriae as well. In his place was chosen Gainas himself, the Visigoth leader, who, however, was short-lived. The anti-barbarian mood that was fueled by influential figures, such as Patriarch John Chrysostom, resulted in a revolt in Constantinople against the Goths and, therefore, also against Gainas, and led to a massacre of the barbarians and the escape of their leader. At this point the reins of the empire were taken over by the emperor's wife, Aelia Eudoxia, as Arcadius proved incapable of governing. Aelia pushed Alaric to invade the West, receiving in turn fierce criticism from the patriarch and the hatred of much of the people. However, she died in 404 from an abortion, while Arcadius died of illness four years later. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.49 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1144 - MAGNUS MAXIMUS (383-388). Ae. Aquileia. Obv: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SPES ROMANORVM / SMAQP. Camp gate, with open door and two towers; star above.RIC 55a.1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.30 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
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Lot # 1145 - FLAVIUS VICTOR (387-388). Ae. Aquileia. Obv: D N FL VICTOR P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SPES ROMANORVM / SMAQS. Camp gate with two turrets; star above.RIC 55b.2. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.00 g. Diameter: 14 mm.
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Lot # 1146 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG Z / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 8; Depeyrot 55/2.Honorius became Augustus of the West at the age of ten at the behest of his father Theodosius I, who was intent on establishing the succession before his death. Given his young age, however, he was assisted by the valiant general Stilicho, who was half Vandal in origin and unlikely to have been aiming for the throne. The East, on the other hand, was entrusted to Honorius's brother Arcadius, and this was home to unrest because the two brothers did not like each other and were both assisted by cunning and manipulative advisers. By now there was no longer talk of a western and eastern part of the empire, but of two separate empires. Theodosius' project of a united empire in solidarity with the barbarian peoples, integrated into the Roman army, had failed. According to some historians Arcadius was the first Byzantine emperor. Stilicho faced great difficulties on the eastern front, mainly due to Alaric's Goths and other tribes crossing into Gaul. The situation precipitated and the Senate refused to pay a large sum of money to Alaric, further accusing Stilicho of conspiring with the enemy and condemning him to death in 408. It was the beginning of the end for the West, because the most valuable politician and general was lost. Honorius resided in Ravenna, where he treacherously attempted to murder Alaric, who was there to renew the 'foedus' with the emperor. This caused him to break off all negotiations and led to the famous 'sack of Rome' in 410, which marked the end of the city as capital. The news of Rome's fall represented a trauma for the empire and the collapse of the certainty of its invincibility. Honorius also did not recognize the marriage between his half-sister Galla Placidia and Ataulf, Alaric's successor. This marriage was strongly desired by the Goths and may have been a response to the crisis in the empire, as Ataulf intended to settle permanently in Roman territories by offering protection to the emperor instead of fighting him. In 413 General Flavius Constantius defeated four usurpers in the western provinces, succeeded in signing a peace treaty with Ataulf, and became associate emperor under the name Constantius III (421) but, unrecognized by the eastern empire, died shortly thereafter. In 423 Honorius also died, marking the final surrender, the birth of the Romano-Barbarian kingdoms and the first steps of medieval history. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.46 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1147 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG Z / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola.RIC 8; Depeyrot 55/2.Honorius became Augustus of the West at the age of ten at the behest of his father Theodosius I, who was intent on establishing the succession before his death. Given his young age, however, he was assisted by the valiant general Stilicho, who was half Vandal in origin and unlikely to have been aiming for the throne. The East, on the other hand, was entrusted to Honorius's brother Arcadius, and this was home to unrest because the two brothers did not like each other and were both assisted by cunning and manipulative advisers. By now there was no longer talk of a western and eastern part of the empire, but of two separate empires. Theodosius' project of a united empire in solidarity with the barbarian peoples, integrated into the Roman army, had failed. According to some historians Arcadius was the first Byzantine emperor. Stilicho faced great difficulties on the eastern front, mainly due to Alaric's Goths and other tribes crossing into Gaul. The situation precipitated and the Senate refused to pay a large sum of money to Alaric, further accusing Stilicho of conspiring with the enemy and condemning him to death in 408. It was the beginning of the end for the West, because the most valuable politician and general was lost. Honorius resided in Ravenna, where he treacherously attempted to murder Alaric, who was there to renew the 'foedus' with the emperor. This caused him to break off all negotiations and led to the famous 'sack of Rome' in 410, which marked the end of the city as capital. The news of Rome's fall represented a trauma for the empire and the collapse of the certainty of its invincibility. Honorius also did not recognize the marriage between his half-sister Galla Placidia and Ataulf, Alaric's successor. This marriage was strongly desired by the Goths and may have been a response to the crisis in the empire, as Ataulf intended to settle permanently in Roman territories by offering protection to the emperor instead of fighting him. In 413 General Flavius Constantius defeated four usurpers in the western provinces, succeeded in signing a peace treaty with Ataulf, and became associate emperor under the name Constantius III (421) but, unrecognized by the eastern empire, died shortly thereafter. In 423 Honorius also died, marking the final surrender, the birth of the Romano-Barbarian kingdoms and the first steps of medieval history. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.46 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1148 - HONORIUS (393-423). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG Θ / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow, holding sceptre and victoriola; star to left.RIC 30; Depeyrot 57/2. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 4.33 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1149 - JOHANNES (Usurper, 423-425). Ae Nummus. Rome. Obv: D N IOHANNES P F AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: SALVS REI PVBLICE / [...]. Victory advancing left, holding trophy and dragging captive; staurogram and Q to left.RIC 1916-7. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.42 g. Diameter: 13 mm.
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Lot # 1150 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG I / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with foot set upon prow and holding sceptre and globus surmounted by crowning Victory; star to left.RIC 202; Depeyrot 73/2. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.42 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1151 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VOT XX MVLT XXX A / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to left.RIC 225; Depeyrot 75/1. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.41 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1152 - THEODOSIUS II (402-450). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VOT XXX MVLT XXXX Δ / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated left on throne, with foot upon prow, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, and resting elbow upon shield; star to right.RIC 257; Depeyrot 81/1. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1153 - VALENTINIAN III (425-455). GOLD Solidus. Ravenna. Obv: D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG / R - V / COMOB. Valentinian standing facing, with foot set upon serpentine human head, holding long cross and crowning Victory on globus.RIC 2018; Ranieri 96; Depeyrot 17/1.Flavius Placidius Valentinianus was born in 419 to Constantius III and Galla Placidia, placed very young on the throne after the death of Honorius, who had left no heir, while the court of Ravenna had chosen Johannes as augustus in an attempt to free itself from the control of the Eastern Empire. Appointed caesar in 424, he was crowned augustus of the West in Rome the following year, but his mother Galla ruled in his stead for more than a decade. Despite her diplomatic prowess Galla Placidia was in trouble when she faced the valiant general Flavius Aetius, who had sided with Johannes and for him gained the support of the Huns. After the defeat of the usurper Galla could not put the general to death, but she put him back to work in the Gauls, where he displayed great military experience and earned the title of 'magister militum'. Flavius Aetius, in fact, found himself in charge of a power greater even than that of the young emperor and his mother, and did his best to contain barbarian pressure on the Rhine and Danube fronts, while he could do nothing against Genseric's Vandals who conquered Carthage. Another serious threat was posed by the Huns who, having renounced tribute from the Eastern Empire under Marcian control, turned to the West: the sister of Valentinian III, Justa Grata Honoria, unwilling to marry the man for whom her family had destined her, sent a plea for help to Attila, in some ways legitimizing his coming to the West. This started a war in Gaul. Aetius prevailed in the battle near the Catalaunian Fields (451) but Attila, although defeated, managed to sack Mediolanum. Here occurred the famous and mysterious meeting with pope Leo I the Great, who succeeded in getting him to desist from an invasion of Italy (453). Attila died shortly afterward, however. The end of Valentinian III's reign came, however, at the hands of his most trusted advisers. Jealous of the power Aetius was gaining, the eunuch Heraclius and the prefect of the praetorium in Rome, Petronius Maximus, persuaded the emperor to get rid of him (454). Without Aetius Valentinian had deprived himself of his own power and was murdered the following year by two assassins sent by Maximus. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.37 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 1154 - MARCIAN (450-457). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field.RIC 508; Depeyrot 87/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.34 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1155 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1156 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Z / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.52 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1157 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Δ / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.37 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1158 - LEO I (457-474). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N LEO PERPET AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG S / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.30 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1159 - UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES. Imitating CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Obv: CONSTANTIN P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield.Rev: Blundered legend. Two Victories standing facing one other, holding shield above altar; ΓSIS in exergue.Cf. RIC 61 (for prototype). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
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Lot # 1160 - UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES. Imitating CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Obv: Blundered legend. Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield.Rev: Blundered legend. Two Victories standing facing one other, holding shield above altar.Cf. Leu Numismatik 30, lot 2956; Numismatik Naumann 146, lot 1070. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.03 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 1161 - UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES. Imitating CONSTANTINE I 'THE GREAT' (307/10-337). Follis. Obv: Blundered legend. Helmeted and cuirassed bust right.Rev: Blundered legend in five lines within wreath.Cf. Numismatik Naumann 75, lot 719; cf. Numismatik Naumann 63, lot 982. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.56 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 1162 - ANASTASIUS I (491-518). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG I / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.MIBE 4a; DOC 3i; Sear 3. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.38 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1163 - ANASTASIUS I (491-518). Follis. Constantinople. Secondary use as weight. Obv: Blank.Rev: Large M; star to left and right, cross above, Γ below; CON.Cf. Sear 16. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.35 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1164 - JUSTIN I (518-527). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left.MIBE 2; DOC 1b; Sear 55. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.35 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1165 - JUSTIN I (518-527). Pentanummium. Antioch. Obv: D N VSTINVS P P. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: Є (retrograde). Tyche of Antioch seated left; all within shrine.MIBE 67; DOC 57; Sear 111. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.84 g. Diameter: 12 mm.
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Lot # 1166 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG B / CONOB. Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right.MIBE 5; DOC 3b; Sear 137. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.50 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1167 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB. Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by staurogram; star to right.MIBE 7; DOC 9c; Sear 140. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.50 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1168 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Є / CONOB. Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by staurogram; star to right.MIBE 7; DOC 9e; Sear 140. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.49 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 1169 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG H / CONOB. Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and long staff surmounted by staurogram; star to right.MIBE 7; DOC 9h; Sear 140. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.50 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1170 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTNIANVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.MIBE 19; DOC 19; Sear 145. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.50 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 1171 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Siliqua. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM / COB. Justinian standing facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; star to right.MIBE 50; DOC 22; Sear 155.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.81 g. Diameter: 18 mm.
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Lot # 1172 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: Large M; cross above; star to left, cross to right; Γ/CON.MIBE 84; DOC 28c; Sear 158. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.50 g. Diameter: 32 mm.
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Lot # 1173 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Follis. Cyzicus. Dated RY 20 (546/7). Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right.Rev: Large M; A/N/N/O - X/X across field; cross above, A below; KYZ.MIBE 120a; DOC 172a; Sear 207. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 19.73 g. Diameter: 36 mm.
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Lot # 1174 - JUSTIN II (565-578). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding victoriola and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger.MIBE 5; DOC 4 (unlisted officina); Sear 345. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.50 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1175 - JUSTIN II (565-578). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding victoriola and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG I / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, holding sceptre and globus cruciger.MIBE 5; DOC 4i; Sear 345. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.47 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 1176 - JUSTIN II (565-578). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM / CONOB. Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right.MIBE 11a; DOC 13; Sear 353. Condition: Mint State.Weight: 1.50 g. Diameter: 17 mm.
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Lot # 1177 - JUSTIN II (565-578). Follis. Nicomedia. Dated RY 7 (571/2). Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVC. Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne, both crowned; cross between heads.Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and GI; above, cross; beneath, A; in exergue, NIKO.MIBE 46b; DOC 97a; Sear 369. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 12.50 g. Diameter: 31 mm.
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Lot # 1178 - JUSTIN II, with SOPHIA (565-578). Follis. Moneta Militaris Imitativa. Dated RY 10 (574/5). Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG. Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre, respectively.Rev: Large M; A/N/N/O - X across field; cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue.MIBE 90b; DOC 123; cf. Sear 372 (Cyzicus). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 13.20 g. Diameter: 30 mm.
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Lot # 1179 - TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE (578-582). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: δ m COSTANTINVS P P AG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: ЧICTOR TIЬЄRI AЧς / CONOB. Cross potent.MIBE 9b; DOC 7; Sear 425. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.50 g. Diameter: 16 mm.
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Lot # 1180 - TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE (578-582). 3/4 Follis or 30 Nummi. Nicomedia. Obv: δ m TIЬ CONSTANT P P AVG. Crowned, draped and cuirassed facing bust.Rev: Large XXX; cross above; NIKOB.DOC 32b; Sear 442. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 11.29 g. Diameter: 30 mm.
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Lot # 1181 - MAURICE TIBERIUS (582-602). Follis. Theoupolis (Antioch). Dated RY 11 (AD 592/3). Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre.Rev: Large M; A/N/N/O - X/I, cross above, A below; THЄUP'.MIBE 96a; DOC 163a; Sear 533. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.98 g. Diameter: 31 mm.
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Lot # 1182 - REVOLT OF THE HERACLII (608-620). Ae Follis. Uncertain mint. Dated IY 14 (AD 610). Obv: dmN ЄRACLIO CONSULII. Facing busts of Heraclius and his father, both bearded with crowns with pendilia, wearing consular robes; cross above.Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O - X/IIII; staurogram above, A below; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ in exergue.MIBE 16b; DOC 17 (Alexandretta); Sear 723 (Alexandretta).Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 11.54 g. Diameter: 30 mm.
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Lot # 1183 - HERACLIUS with HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE (610-641). Fourrèe Solidus. Contemporary imitation of Constantinople. Obv: Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above.Rev: Cross potent set upon three steps.Cf. Sear 743 (for prototype). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.34 g. Diameter: 19 mm.
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Lot # 1184 - HERACLIUS, with HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE and MARTINA (610-641). Follis. Contemporary imitation of Thessalonica. Obv: Heraclius, in center, flanked by Martina, on left, and Heraclius Constantine, on right, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus-cruciger; TЄS in exergue.Rev: Large M; cross above, date across field; A below.Cf. Sear 825 (for prototype).Interesting imitation with mintmark on obverse Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.54 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1185 - HERACLIUS with HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE (610-641). Follis. Seleucia Isauriae. Dated RY 7 (616/7). Obv: Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross between them.Rev: Large M; A/N/N/O - GI across field, christogram above, A below; SЄLISЧ.MIB 192; DOC 180a; Sear 844.Overstruck Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 11.06 g. Diameter: 35 mm.
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Lot # 1186 - HERACLIUS, with MARTINA and HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE (610-641). Follis. Cyprus. Dated RY 18 (627/8). Obv: Martina, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger.Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and date; monogram above, Γ below; KYΠP in exergue.MIB 198a; Sear 849. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.53 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 1187 - HERACLIUS, with MARTINA and HERACLIUS CONSTANTINE (610-641). Follis. Syrian imitation of Cyprus. Dated RY 17 (626/7). Obv: Three byzantine style imperial figures, standing facing.Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and date; retrograde Γ below; KYP in exergue.Cf. Sear 849 (for prototype). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.57 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
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Lot # 1188 - CONSTANS II (641-668). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Dated IY 7 (648/9). Obv: δ N CONSTANTINЧS P P AV. Crowned, draped and curiassed bust facing, wearing short beard and holding globus cruciger.Rev: VICTORIA AVGЧ H / CONOB. Cross potent set upon three steps; Z (Indiction year) to right.MIB 16a; DOC 13 var. (officina); Sear 949. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.45 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1189 - CONSTANS II (641-668). Follis. Constantinople. Dated RY 3 (AD 643). Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger.Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and II/I; Γ beneath; NEO in exergue.MIB 166; Sear 1004. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.22 g. Diameter: 28 mm.
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Lot # 1190 - CONSTANTINE IV POGONATUS, with HERACLIUS and TIBERIUS (668-685). Fourrèe Solidus. Contemporary imitation of Constantinople. Obv: Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: Cross potent set upon three steps; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, holding globus cruciger.Cf. Sear 1153 (for prototype). Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1191 - JUSTINIAN II (First reign, 685-695). Half Follis. Constantinople. RY 3 (687/8). Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger.Rev: Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O - III across field, A below.MIB 47; Sear 1262. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.63 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 1192 - LEO IV THE KHAZAR with CONSTANTINE VI (775-780). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA. Cross potent set upon three steps.Rev: LЄOҺ / S COҺST / AҺTIҺЄ Є / C ΘЄЧ ЬA / SILIS •. Legend in five lines.DOC 3; Sear 1585. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.08 g. Diameter: 22 mm.
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Lot # 1193 - CONSTANTINE VI & IRENE (780-797). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA. Cross potent set upon three steps.Rev: COҺS / TAҺTIҺO / S S IRIҺIЄ / C ΘЄЧ ЬA / SILIS +. Legend in five lines.DOC 4; Sear 1595. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.20 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1194 - MICHAEL II the Amorian with THEOPHILUS (820-829). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: MIXAHL S ΘЄOF. Crowned facing busts of Michael and Theophylactus.Rev: Large M; X/X/X - N/N/N across field; cross above, A below.DOC 8; Sear 1618 (Michael I and Theophylactus). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 5.50 g. Diameter: 23 mm.
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Lot # 1195 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS with ROMANUS II (913-959). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: + IҺS XPS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; three pellets at edge of each arm of nimbus cross.Rev: + COҺSTAҺT CЄ ROMAҺ AЧGG Ь R. Facing busts of Constantine, wearing loros, and Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them.DOC 15; Sear 1751. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.39 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1196 - NICEPHORUS II PHOCAS with BASIL II (963-969). GOLD Histamenon. Constantinople. Obv: +IҺS XPS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding book of Gospels.Rev: NIKHΦOP KAI RACIΛ' AVΓ R P. Crowned facing busts of Nicephorus II, bearded and wearing loros on the left, and Basil II, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right, holding, with their right hands, a long patriarchal cross between them.DOC 2; Sear 1777. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.41 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1197 - NICEPHORUS II PHOCAS (963-969). GOLD Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople. Obv: +IҺS XPS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding book of Gospels.Rev: + ΘЄOTOC Ь HΘ ҺICHF δЄSP' / M - Θ. Facing busts of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), nimbate, wearing stola and maphorium, and Nicephorus, with short beard, wearing crown and loros holding patriarchal cross between them.DOC 4; Sear 1778. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.44 g. Diameter: 21 mm.
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Lot # 1198 - CONSTANTINE IX MONOMACHUS (1042-1055). GOLD Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople. Obv: + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIҺM. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne with curved back.Rev: + CωҺSTAҺTҺ ЬASILЄЧS RM. Crowned bust of Constantine facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger.DOC 2; Sear 1829. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.19 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
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Lot # 1199 - CONSTANTINE IX MONOMACHUS (1042-1055). GOLD Tetarteron. Constantinople. Obv: + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM. Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels.Rev: + CωhSTAhTh bASILEYS Rm. Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger.DOC 5a; Sear 1832. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.03 g. Diameter: 20 mm.
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Lot # 1200 - MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078). EL Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding book of Gospels.Rev: + MIXAHΛ BACIΛ O Δ. Facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger.DOC 2d; Sear 1868. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.33 g. Diameter: 31 mm.
Nicephorus Basilacius
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Lot # 1201 - NICEPHORUS BASILACIUS (Usurper, 1078). Follis. Thessalonica. Obv: IC - XC. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.Rev: C - B / N - B. Jewelled patriarchal cross set upon base.Sear 1890.Very rareIn 1077 Michael VII Ducas faced the revolt of John of Durrës, brother of Nicephorus Bryennios, who was not happy with his style of government. The emperor then appointed Nicephorus Basilas as duke of Durrës, who set off for Epirus with a strong army to arrest the rebel Nicephorus Brienus, who was initially undecided on what to do. He then joined his brother in Hadrianopolis and together they met up with Basilacius' army near Thessalonica. After a few skirmishes, the two made peace and decided not to obstruct each other and to go their separate ways. Nicephorus Bryennios then attempted to take Constantinople without success and, although the new emperor Nicephorus III Botaniates offered him a complete amnesty, the former duke of Durrës refused. Nicephorus III then appealed to Alexius Comnenus, who, with the help of a contingent of Turks, defeated and captured Brienus in Thessaly in 1078. Nicephorus Basilacius was then acclaimed emperor by the men who had previously remained loyal to Nicephorus Bryennios and took command of operations in the rebel camp. After recruiting an army composed of Albanians, Bulgarians and Normans from southern Italy, Basilacius turned in the direction of the capital, receiving the support of several Thessalian and Macedonian cities along the way. Nicephorus III turned again to Alexius Comnenus, who repaid him by defeating Basilacius' army near Thessalonica and forcing the usurper to take refuge within the city walls. Not having enough men to conduct a siege, Alexius agreed with the local nobles to hand over the rebel and managed to deliver him over to the emperor. Basilacius was thus blinded as was common with usurpers or deposed emperors. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.49 g. Diameter: 28 mm.
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Lot # 1202 - JOHN II COMNENUS (1118-1143). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne.Rev: +Iω ΔECΠOTH / ΘV - MP. Half-length facing busts of John, holding akakia, and the Virgin Mary, holding between them a patriarchal cross; crowning manus Dei to upper left.DOC 1a; Sear 1938. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 4.36 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

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