Lotto n. 639 - 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 Є / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.MIBE 4; DOC 3e; Sear 3. Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 4.49 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lotto n. 640 - 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 H / CONOB. Victory standing left, holding long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left.MIBE 7; DOC 7h; Sear 5. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.43 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lotto n. 641 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Follis. Constantinople. Dated RY 22 (548/9). Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted, draped 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/II across field; cross above, B below; CON.MIBE 95a; DOC 47b; Sear 163. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 19.31 g. Diameter: 34 mm.

Lotto n. 642 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Half Follis. Cyzicus. Dated RY 17 ? (543/4). Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right.Rev: Large Kyz between A/N/N/O and XЧ/II(?); cross above.MIBE 121; Sear 208. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.51 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lotto n. 643 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Pentanummium. Theoupolis (Antioch). Obv: Blundered legend. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: Large C containing cruciform monogram.MIBE 163; DOC 272; Sear 245. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.03 g. Diameter: 14 mm.

Lotto n. 644 - JUSTINIAN I (527-565). Decanummium. Rome. Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif.Rev: Large I; star to left and right; all within wreath.Sear 308. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.77 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lotto n. 645 - JUSTIN II, with SOPHIA (565-578). Follis. Cyzicus. 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; cross above.Rev: Large M; A/N/N/O - X across field; cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue.MIBE 50b; DOC 123a; Sear 372. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 13.94 g. Diameter: 30 mm.

Lotto n. 646 - PHOCAS (602-610). GOLD Tremissis. Constantinople. Obv: δ N FOCAS P P AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: VICTORI FOCAS AVG / CONOB. Cross potent.MIBE 26B; DOC 18; Sear 633.Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland 183 (2018), lot 710 Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.45 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lotto n. 647 - CONSTANS II with CONSTANTINE IV (641-668). Hexagram. Constantinople. Obv: δ N CONSTANTINЧS C CONSTAN. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above.Rev: δЄЧS AδIЧTA ROMANIS. Cross potent set upon globe set upon three steps; B to right.MIB 150; DOC 55; Sear 996. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.54 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 648 - CONSTANS II (641-668). Follis. Syracuse. Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger.Rev: Large M; monogram above.MIB 205; DOC 176; Sear 1104. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.61 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lotto n. 649 - CONSTANS II with CONSTANTINE IV (641-668). Half Follis. Cherson. Dated IY 2 (658/9). Obv: Constans II and Constantine IV standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; cross above.Rev: Constans II standing facing, holding long cross; K/B to right.MIB 227; DOC 210 (Bosporus?); Sear 1145C.Very rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 6.21 g. Diameter: 27 mm.

Lotto n. 650 - CONSTANTINE IV POGONATUS with HERACLIUS and TIBERIUS (668-685). Hexagram. Constantinople. Obv: D N CONANЧS P P. Helmeted bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield.Rev: DЄЧS ADIЧTA ROMANIS. Cross potent set on globe on three steps; Heraclius, holding long cross, and Tiberius, holding globus cruciger, standing facing on either side.MIB 63C; DOC 23; Sear 1168. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.51 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lotto n. 651 - ANASTASIUS II ARTEMIUS (713-715). Hexagram. Constantinople. Obv: ∂ N ARTЄMIЧS ANASTASIЧS MЧL. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia.Rev: VICTORIA AVGЧ Δ / CONOB. Cross potent on three steps.MIB 27; DOC -; Sear 1468A.Extremely rareStruck with solidus dies of Sear 1463. Artemius was an imperial secretary during the reign of Philippicus before overthrowing him in 713, ascending the throne as Anastasius II. He immediately took an oath of orthodoxy to move away from the religious views of his predecessor, of monothete faith, in order to realign with tradition. Foreign policy posed a greater danger, as the Arabs were expanding into Asia Minor in the absence of a solid Byzantine dynasty. Anastasius thus organised a great naval expedition to Rhodes, but an internal betrayal led to his defeat and the rebels appointed a new emperor, a tax collector named Theodosius. Anastasius then faced a civil war, which ended after six months when the rebels prevailed with the help of the Ostrogoths. The emperor was forced to become a monk, but continued to plot to regain his throne, trying to gain the help of the Bulgarian Khan. His attempt came to an end with his assassination in 720, during the reign of Leo III, Theodosius' successor. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lotto n. 652 - MICHAEL II THE AMORIAN, with THEOPHILUS (820-829). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: MIXAHL S ΘЄOFILOS. Facing busts of Michael, wearing chlamys, and Theophilus, wearing loros; both wearing crown surmounted by cross; cross between their heads.Rev: Large M; X/X/X - N/N/N across field; cross above, Θ below.DOC 10; Sear 1642. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 8.01 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lotto n. 653 - THEOPHILUS with CONSTANTINE and MICHAEL II (829-842). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: (star) ΘЄOFILOS ЬASILЄ Θ. Crowned and draped facing bust of Theophilus, holding patriarchal cross and akakia.Rev: + mIXAHL S CONSTANTIm. Crowned and draped facing busts of Michael and Constantine; between them, cross above pellet.DOC 3; Sear 1653. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.42 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lotto n. 654 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS with ROMANUS I (913-959). Ae. Cherson. Obv: Pω monogram.Rev: [Cross crosslet on two steps; pellets flanking].DOC 32b (Romanus I); Sear 1764 (Romanus I). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.82 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lotto n. 655 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS (913-959). Ae. Cherson. Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing crown and chlamys.Rev: Large K over ω.DOC 29; Sear 1771. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.68 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lotto n. 656 - MICHAEL VII DUCAS with MARIA (1071-1078). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: ЄN TOVTω NIKATЄ MIXAHΛ KAI MAPIA. Cross crosslet with central X and pellet-in-crescent set upon globus on three steps; to left and right, crowned facing busts of Michael and Maria.Rev: MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA / ΠICTOI BA / CIΛЄIC Pω / MAIωN. Legend in five lines.Sear 1874. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.07 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 657 - MICHAEL VII DUCAS with MARIA (1071-1078). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: ЄN TOVTω NIKATЄ MIXAHΛ KAI MAPIA. Cross crosslet with central X and pellet-in-crescent set upon globus on three steps; to left and right, crowned facing busts of Michael and Maria.Rev: MIXAHΛ / KAI MAPIA / ΠICTOI BA / CIΛЄIC Pω / MAIωN. Legend in five lines.Sear 1874. Condition: Very fine; edge faults.Weight: 1.65 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lotto n. 658 - NICEPHORUS III BOTANIATES (1078-1081). EL Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne with back.Rev: +NIKHΦ ΔECΠ Tω BOTANIAT'. Niceophorus standing facing on daïs, holding labarum and globus cruciger.DOC 2; Sear 1882. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.31 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lotto n. 659 - NICEPHORUS III BOTANIATES (1078-1081). EL Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne with back.Rev: +NIKHΦ ΔECΠ Tω BOTANIAT'. Niceophorus standing facing on daïs, holding labarum and globus cruciger.DOC 2; Sear 1882. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.32 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lotto n. 660 - NICEPHORUS III BOTANIATES with MARIA (1078-1081). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: ЄҺ TOVTω NIKATЄ NIKHΦ KAI MAPIA. Cross crosslet with central X and pellet-in-crescent set upon globus on four steps; to left and right, crowned facing busts of Nicephorus and Maria.Rev: NIKHΦP / KAI MAPIA / ΠICTOI BA / CIΛЄIC Pω / MAIωN. Legend in five lines; decoration above and below.Sear 1886.Rare Condition: Good fine; edge faults.Weight: 1.19 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 661 - ANONYMOUS FOLLES. Class K. Time of Alexius I (1081-1118). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.Rev: Facing half-length figure of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), orans.DOC K; Sear 1901. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.38 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lotto n. 662 - ALEXIUS I COMNENUS (1081-1118). Tetarteron. Thessalonica. Obv: IC - XC. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.Rev: Facing bust of Alexius, holding globus cruciger and cross-tipped sceptre.DOC 38; Sear 1929. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.47 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lotto n. 663 - ALEXIUS I COMNENUS (1081-1118). Tetarteron. Uncertain mint in Greece. Obv: Patriarchal cross set upon base; A - A / K - Φ across field.Rev: Crowned facing bust, holding jewelled sceptre and globus cruciger.DOC 45; Sear 1932. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.19 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lotto n. 664 - EMPIRE OF THESSALONICA. John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242). Trachy. Obv: St. Theodore standing facing, holding spear and shield.Rev: John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by St. Demetrius.Sear 2188. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.86 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lotto n. 665 - MICHAEL VIII PALAEOLOGUS (1261-1282). Trachy. Constantinople. Obv: The Virgin Mary seated facing on throne, holding Christ medallion on breast; sigla: B | B.Rev: Michael, holding sceptre, and St. Michael the Archangel standing facing.Sear 2263. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.19 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lotto n. 666 - MICHAEL VIII PALAEOLOGUS (1261-1282). Trachy. Magnesia. Obv: St. Tryphon standing facing, holding cross; lis to left and right.Rev: Michael standing facing, holding cross and akakia, and being crowned by the Virgin Mary standing to right.Bendall & Donald, M.1; PCPC 32; Sear 2271. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.23 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lotto n. 667 - ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS ? (1282-1328). Trachy. Thessalonica. Obv: Facing half-length bust of the Archangel Michael.Rev: Facing half-length figures of Andronicus and St. Demetrios, holding between them a staff surmounted by large star.Sear -, cf. 2368 (patriarchal cross on rev.). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.75 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 668 - ANDRONICUS II PALEOLOGUS (1282-1328). Ae Trachy. Thessalonica. Obv: Bust of St. Demetrius facing, holding spear over shoulder; retrograde B to left.Rev: Winged figure of Andronicus standing left, holding model of city and sceptre.DOC 849-51; Sear 2370. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.99 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lotto n. 669 - ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS with ANDRONICUS III (1282-1328). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: Bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with four groups of towers; sigla: K | A.Rev: IC - XC. Andronicus II and III kneeling to left and right of Christ standing facing and crowning both of them.Sear 2461; PCPC 185, sigla 12. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.91 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 670 - ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS with ANDRONICUS III (1282-1328). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: Bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with four groups of towers; sigla: N | X.Rev: IC - XC. Andronicus II and III kneeling to left and right of Christ standing facing and crowning both of them.Sear 2461; PCPC 185, sigla 15. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.07 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lotto n. 671 - ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS with ANDRONICUS III (1282-1328). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: Bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with four groups of towers; sigla: N | X.Rev: IC - XC. Andronicus II and III kneeling to left and right of Christ standing facing and crowning both of them.Sear 2461; PCPC 185, sigla 15. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.87 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lotto n. 672 - ANDRONICUS II with ANDRONICUS III (1325-1328). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: MP - ΘV. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city wall of four towers; sigla: B | Λ.Rev: IC - XC. Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Andronicus kneeling to left and right.Sear 2461; PCPC 185, sigla 21. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.87 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lotto n. 673 - ANDRONICUS II with ANDRONICUS III (1282-1328). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: Bust of the Virgin orans within city walls with four groups of towers; sigla: pellet over lis | A(?).Rev: IC - XC. Andronicus II and Andronicus III kneeling to left and right of Christ standing facing and crowning both of them.Sear 2461; PCPC 185, sigla 4. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.95 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lotto n. 674 - JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS (1341-1391). Follaro. Constantinople. Obv: St. Demetrius standing facing, holding spear, shield and globus cruciger.Rev: Facing bust of John, nimbate, holding cross.DOC -; LPC p. 170, 3 (John VII); Sear 2515. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.18 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lotto n. 675 - MANUEL II PALAEOLOGUS (1391-1423). Ae Follaro. Constantinople. Obv: Greek cross, with star in each angle.Rev: ΜΑΝΟVΗΛ. Crowned facing bust.DOC 1610; Sear 2559. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.58 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lotto n. 676 - MANUEL II PALAEOLOGUS (1391-1423). Assarion. Thessalonica. Obv: Palaeologan monogram.Rev: Manuel on horseback right; B to left, star to right.DOC -; Sear 2561.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.81 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lotto n. 677 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. John II (1280-1297). Asper. Obv: (OA) - Є/V -ΓЄ/NI/O. St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross.Rev: Iω / O / KO/MN-N/O/C. John standing facing, holding labarum-headed sceptre and globus cruciger; six-pointed star to lower right; manus Dei to upper right.Retowski 8-9; Sear 2609. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.79 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lotto n. 678 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Basil (1332-1340). Ae. Obv: BA. Basil standing facing, holding sceptre and globus.Rev: Head of eagle right; three pellets to left and right.Retowski -; Sear -; Bendall, Introduction, p. 56, no. 58.Extremely rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.87 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lotto n. 679 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. John III ? (1342-1344). Trachy. Obv: (OA) - Є/VΓ/Є/N. St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross; star to lower left.Rev: [...] - M. Emperor standing facing, holding trilobate sceptre and globus cruciger; star to lower left.Retowski -; cf. Sear 2624; cf. Bendall, Introduction, p. 57, no. 61. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.69 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lotto n. 680 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Manuel III (1390-1417). Asper. Obv: St. Eugenius, holding cruciform sceptre and with head facing, riding horse right; star below, B to lower right.Rev: Manuel, holding lis-tipped sceptre and with head facing, riding horse right.Sear 2637. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.61 g. Diameter: 15 mm.

Lotto n. 681 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Anonymous issue (Circa 14th-15th century). Ae. Obv: Cross pattée; Λ Γ Є И in quarters.Rev: Large B; stars to left and right.Retowski 16 (Basil); Sear 2645; Bendall, Introduction 85.Extremely rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 0.94 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lotto n. 682 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. Anonymous issue (Circa 14th-15th century). Ae. Obv: [...] - [...]ΓЄ/N. St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross; undertype: St. Eugenius, holding long cross, and John, holding sceptre, standing facing; Iω between heads.Rev: Uncertain symbol.Retowski -; Sear -; Bendall, Introduction, p. 67, no. 81.Extremely rareRare and interesting issue, sometimes attributed to John II (Pataridze & Janjgava, Guruleva). Bendall rejects this attribution, but this piece shows that the issue could be slightly later, since the obverse is clearly overstruck on a type of John II (Sear 2613). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.74 g. Diameter: 26 mm.