143 - Justinian I (527-565). AE Half Follis, Constantinople mint. Obv. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; to right, cross. Rev. Large K; above, cross; to left, A/N/N/O; to right, XII; beneath, B. D.O. 62-75; MIB 96; Sear 165. AE. 10.37 g. 32.5 mm. Lovely emerald green and olive green patina. About VF/VF.
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144 - Maurice Tiberius (582-602). AE Follis, Costantinople mint,. Dated RY 8 (589/90). Obv. DN mAVRICI TIbER PP AVG. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. Rev. Large M; cross above; across field, A/N/N/O-ς/II; below, [...]; in exergue, CON. D.O. 31; MIB 67D; Sear 494. AE. 12.64 g. 34.7 mm. Overstruck. Intense green patina. Near VF.
145 - Heraclius (610-641). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint. Obv. dN hERACLIYS PP AVC. Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing short beard, holding cross. Rev. VICTORIA AVGYE. Cross potent set upon three steps. D.O. 3; Ratto 1278. AV. 4.4 g. 20 mm. EF.
146 - Constans II (641-668). AE Half Follis, Carthage mint. Obv. Bust facing, wearing consular robes and crown with trefoil ornament, holding mappa and globus cruciger. Rev. Large cross dividing C-T/X-X; above, star between pellets. D.O. 144; MIB 198a; Sear 1059. AE. 3.97 g. 22 mm. R. Overstruck on a decanummium of Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine for Catania. VF.
147 - Arab-byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate. time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AH 65-86 / AD 685-705). AE Fals. Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s. Obv. Crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger; K/AΛ/O/N (= “good”) to left, bi-hims to right. Rev. Large m; above, star between annulets, Є/M/I-C/H/C across, tayyib (= “good”) in exergue. DOCAB 74; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 57; Album 3524. AE. 4.08 g. 21 mm. About VF.
148 - Constantine V Copronymus with Leo IV (741-775). AV Solidus, Syracuse mint. Obv. Crowned and draped busts of Constantine V and Leo IV facing; cross above. Rev. Crowned bust of Leo III facing, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand. D.O. 15; Sear 1565. AV. 3.3 g. 20 mm. R. Minor scratch on reverse. About FDC.
149 - Theophilus (829-842). AV Tremissis, Syracuse mint. Obv. ΘEOFILOS GE. Bust facing with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding patriarchal cross on globe. Rev. COnStAntIn. Beardless bust of Constantine facing, wearing crown and chlamys; cross in field to left. D.O. 23; Sear 1677; Sp. 412. AV. 1.18 g. 8 mm. RRR. EF. Extremely rare.
150 - Isaac II Angelus (1185-1195). EL Aspron Trachy. Constantinople mint. Obv. MP-ΘV across upper field. The Theotokos enthroned facing, holding head of the Holy Infant on lap. Rev. Isaac standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter in right hand and akakia in left, being crowned by St. Michael the Archangel, holding jeweled scepter. D.O. 2c; Sear 2002. EL. 3.29 g. 29 mm. Graffiti on reverse. About EF.
151 - AE Square-shaped commercial weight for 2 ounce, 4-6 century AD. Obv. Cross on base flanked by Greek letters, within wreath. Bendall, Weights, 71. AE. 51.53 g. 30 mm. Good VF.