Byzantine Coins

Lot # 6410 - Leone I (457-474). Solido, Costantinopoli. D/ DN LEO PERPET AVG. Busto elmato e corazzato stante tre quarti a destra, con scudo e lancia. Nel campo R/ VICTORIA AVCCC I. Vittoria, stante a sinistra, tiene lunga croce. Nel campo a destra, stella. In esergo: CONOB. LRC 529. gr. 4.42 AU. qSPL. Fondi lucenti

Lot # 304 - ISACCO II ANGELO (1185-1195). Aspron Trachy per Costantinopoli. MI (g 4,03). Theotokos (Vergine Maria) seduta in trono con Bambin Gesù. R/ Isacco stante di fronte, con scettro e akakia; manus Dei in alto a destra. DOC 3; Sear 2003. qBB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 303 - ISACCO II ANGELO (1185-1195). Trachy per Costantinopoli. MI (g 2,50). La Vergine seduta in trono con Gesù Bambino. R/ Isacco II stante di fronte, con croce lunga e akakia. DOC 3; Sear 2003. qBB. Nr. Reg. 623/24

Lot # 302 - ISACCO II ANGELO (1185-1195). Trachy per Costantinopoli. MI (g 1,73). La Vergine seduta in trono con Gesù Bambino. R/ Isacco II stante di fronte, con croce lunga e akakia. DOC 3; Sear 2003. qBB. Nr. Reg. 623/24

Lot # 301 - MANUELE I COMNENO (1143-1180). Trachy per Costantinopoli. MI (g 4,26). Cristo seduto di fronte in trono, tra due stelle. R/ Manuele stante di fronte, regge labarum, coronato dalla Vergine. DOC 13f; Sear 1966. BB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 300 - GIOVANNI II COMNENO (1118-1143). Tetarteron per Costantinopoli. Cristo stante di fronte, regge Vangelo. R/ Giovanni stante di fronte, regge lunga croce e globo crucigero. DOC 12; Sear 1945. BB+. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 299 - GIOVANNI II COMNENO (1118-1143). Mezzo Tetarteron. AE (g 1,21). Cristo stante di fronte. R/ Busto frontale di Giovanni II, con labarum e globo crucigero. DOC 16; Sear 1954. B. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 298 - GIOVANNI II COMNENO (1118-1143). Trachy per Tessalonica. MI (g 2,29). La Vergine seduta in trono con Gesù Bambino. R/ Giovanni II stante di fronte, con labarum e akakia. DOC 11; Sear 1952. qBB. Nr. Reg. 623/24

Lot # 297 - FOLLIS ANONIMO. Periodo di Alessio I (1081-1118). Follis per Costantinopoli. AE (g 4,30). Busto di Cristo frontale. R/ Mezza figura di Theotokos (Vergine Maria) frontale, orante. DOC K; Sear 1901. Ribattuto su Follis anonimo precedente (Sear 1880 o 1900). MB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 296 - ALESSIO I COMNENO (1081-1118). Tetarteron, zecca greca incerta. AE (g 1,67). Busto coronato frontale con loros, regge scettro e globo crucigero. R/ Croce patriarcale su due gradini; A-Δ/K-Φ nei campi. DOC 45; Sear 1932. qBB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 295 - COSTANTINO X e EUDOCIA (1059-1067). Follis per Costantinopoli. AE (g 8,15). Cristo stante di fronte. R/ Costantino ed Eudocia stanti di fronte, reggono tra loro un labarum poggiato su tre gradini. DOC III.2; Sear 1853. qBB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 294 - FOLLIS ANONIMO, periodo di Michele IV (1034-1041). Follis - 40 Nummi per Costantinopoli. AE (g 5,62). Cristo Antiphonetes stante di fronte. R/ Croce decorata con globetto ad ogni estremità; nei quarti IC-XC/NI-KA. DOC C.1-48; Sear 1825. qBB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 293 - COSTANTINO VII PORFIROGENITO con ROMANO I (913-959). Follis per Costantinopoli. AE (g 6.16). Busto coronato e drappeggiato frontale, regge labarum e globo crucigero. R/ Leggenda su quattro righe. DOC 25b; Sear 1760. qBB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 292 - COSTANTINO VII PORFIROGENITO e ROMANO I (913-959). Follis per Costantinopoli. AE (g 6,92). Busto coronato di fronte, con labarum e globo crucigero. R/ Leggenda su quattro righe. DOC 25b; Sear 1760. qBB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 291 - TEOFILO con MICHELE II e COSTANTINO (829-842). Follis per Siracusa. AE (g 3,11). Busto coronato di Teofilo frontale, regge croce. R/ Busti coronati di fronte di Michele e Costantino; stella sopra. DOC 29a; Sear 1680. MB

Lot # 290 - LEONE V L'ARMENO con COSTANTINO (813-820). Follis per Siracusa. AE (g 3,13). Busto coronato frontale di Leone, con loros, regge cross patente; [stella a destra]. R/ Busto coronato frontale di Costantino, con clamide, regge globo crucigero. DOC 17; Sear 1636. MB

Lot # 289 - COSTANTINO V COPRONIMO con LEONE IV e LEONE III (741-775). Follis - 40 Nummi per Siracusa. AE (g 2,54). Busti coronati frontali di Costantino V e Leone IV, con clamide e akakia; croce sopra. R/ Mezza figura frontale di Leone III, con corona e clamide, regge croce patente. DOC 19; Sear 1569. MB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 288 - COSTANTE II (641-668). Decanummio per Cartagine. AE (g 3,72). Busto coronato e drappeggiato di fronte, con globo crucigero. R/ Croce tra V-V. MIB 201b; DOC 142; Sear 1064. BB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 287 - ERACLIO (610-641). Decanummio per Catania, anno 11 (620/1 d.C.). AE (g 3,14). Busto coronato, drappeggiato e corazzato frontale, con globo crucigero. R/ Grande I; data ai lati; CAT sotto. MIB 240; DOC 252; Sear 885. qBB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 286 - MAURIZIO TIBERIO (582-602). Mezzo Follis - 20 Nummi, anno 1 (582/3 d.C.). AE (g 5,40). Busto coronato e corazzato di fronte, con globo crucigero e scudo. R/ Grande K; data ai lati, croce sopra, Γ sotto. DOC 46; Sear 496. qBB. Nr. Reg. 626/25

Lot # 285 - MAURIZIO TIBERIO (582-602). Follis - 40 Nummi per Costantinopoli, anno 18 (599/600 d.C.). AE (g 11,91g). Busto elmato e corazzato frontale, con globo crucigero e scudo. R/ Grande M; data ai lati, croce sopra, B sotto; CON all'esergo. MIBE 67D; DOC 41; Sear 494. MB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 284 - MAURIZIO TIBERIO (582-602) Follis A/ XI per Theoupolis (Antioch) DN MaYP-AYT, Busto frontale diad. con mappa e scettro sormontato da aquila R/ Grande M tra ANNO e XI; all'esergo, THEUP. Sear 533. (g. 10,92) AE BB

Lot # 283 - TIBERIO II COSTANTINO (578-582). Follis - 40 Nummi per Costantinopoli, anno 8 (581/2). AE (g 10,56). Busto coronato e drappeggiato di fronte, con mappa e scettro sormontato da aquila. R/ Grande m sormontata da croce; data ai lati; CONA sotto. DOC 14a; MIBE 25; Sear 430. BB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 282 - GIUSTINO II e SOFIA (565-578). Mezzo Follis - 20 Nummi per Roma o zecca militare. AE (g 4,74). Figure nimbate di Giustino II e Sophia sedute su doppio trono, reggono globo crucigero e scettro rispettivamente. R/ Grande XX; croce sopra, ROMA all'esergo. MIBE 95a ('Moneta Militarii Imitativa'); DOC 207 (Roma); Sear 404 (Roma). Rara. BB. Nr. Reg. 627/25 Hahn in MIBE assegna questi Mezzi Follis alla categoria 'Moneta Militarii Imitativa', una serie di bronzi di stile simile recanti i segni di zecca di Costantinopoli, Nicomedia, Cizico e altre zecche. Il luogo e le ragioni di queste emissioni rimangono enigmatici.

Lot # 281 - GIUSTINO II e SOFIA (565-578). Follis - 40 Nummi per Antiochia, anno 8 (572/3 d.C.). AE (g 11,70). Figure nimbate di Giustino II e Sophia sedute su doppio trono, ognuno regge scettro e croce su globo tra di loro. R/ Grande M; data nei campi; τHЄЧP’ sotto. MIBE 57a; DOC 155; Sear 379. MB. Nr. Reg. 626/25

Lot # 280 - GIUSTINO II e SOFIA (565-578). Decanummio per Cartagine. AE (g 3,42). Busti coronati di fronte; croce sopra. R/ Grande I tra N-M. DOC 200; MIBE 80a; Sear 400. qBB. Nr. Reg. 621/24

Lot # 279 - GIUSTINIANO I (527-565). Pentanummio per Antiochia. AE (g 1,68). Busto diademato, drappeggiato e corazzato a destra. R/ Grande Є con croce al centro; stella a destra. MIBE 161; DOC 271; Sear 244. MB. Nr. Reg. 626/25

Lot # 278 - ANASTASIO I (491-518). Follis per Costantinopoli. AE (g 17,64). Busto diademato, drappeggiato e corazzato a destra. R/ Grande M tra due stelle; croce sopra, Є sotto; CON all'esergo. MIBE 27; DOC 23i; Sear 19. BB. Nr. Reg. 627/25

Lot # 1033 - BYZANTINE GLASS WEIGHT. Pale green weight for Tremissis (Circa 6th-7th centuries). Obv: Uncertain.Rev: Blank.. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 1.52 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 1032 - BYZANTINE GLASS WEIGHT. Pale green weight for Solidus ? (Circa 6th-7th centuries). Obv: Monogram(?).Rev: Blank.Cf. Bendall 186ff. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.70 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 1031 - BYZANTINE GLASS WEIGHT. Pale green weight for Solidus (Circa 6th-7th centuries). Obv: Cruciform monogram.Rev: Blank.Cf. Pera 735. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.06 g. Diameter: 27 mm.

Lot # 1030 - EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND. John II (1280-1297). Asper. Obv: St. Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross.Rev: John standing facing, holding labarum-headed sceptre and globus cruciger; pentagram to lower right; manus Dei to upper right.Retowski 8-9; Sear 2609. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.63 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lot # 1029 - JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS with JOHN VI CANTACUZENUS (1347-1353). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: Virgin orans within walls of Constantinople; sigla: Є / B | Φ / A.Rev: Christ standing facing and blessing the emperors, kneeling next to him.Sear 2526; PCPC 285, sigla 2. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.75 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 1028 - ANDRONICUS III PALAEOLOGUS (1328-1341). Ae Assarion. Constantinople. Obv: AVTOKPA PωMAION. Andronicus standing facing, holding cruciform sceptre.Rev: Cross ancrée set upon short cross in saltire.LPC p. 126, 13; PCPC 205; Sear 2481. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.10 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 1027 - ANDRONICUS III PALAEOLOGUS (1328-1341). Ae Assarion. Constantinople. Obv: AVTOKPA PωMAION. Andronicus standing facing, holding cruciform sceptre.Rev: Cross ancrée set upon short cross in saltire.LPC p. 126, 13; PCPC 205; Sear 2481. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.63 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 1026 - JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS with ANNA OF SAVOY as Regent (1341-1391). GOLD Hyperpyron. Constantinople. Obv: John and Anna standing facing, each holding sceptre.Rev: Andronicus III kneeling right before Christ standing left.Sear 2466 (Andronicus III); PCPC 190 (Andronicus III). Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.03 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lot # 1025 - MICHAEL VIII PALAEOLOGUS (1261-1282). Trachy. Thessalonica. Obv: St. Demetrius seated facing on throne, with sword across knees.Rev: Michael, holding long cross and akakia, standing facing, being crowned by archangel Michael to right.Sear 2295. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.30 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 1024 - EMPIRE OF THESSALONICA. Theodore Comnenus-Ducas (1225/7-1230). Trachy. Obv: IC - XC. Facing and nimbate bust of Christ Emmanuel.Rev: Theodore and St. Demetrius, holding sword, standing facing, holding between them a staff surmounted cross-in-circle and triangular decoration.Sear 2161. Condition: Fine.Weight: 4.10 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 1023 - ALEXIUS I COMNENUS (1081-1118). Half Follis(?). Constantinople. Obv: IC - XC. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.Rev: Cross with pellets at each extremity; large crescent below; pellets surrounded by smaller pellets around.DOC J; Sear 1900. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 23 mm.

Lot # 1022 - ANONYMOUS FOLLES. Class I. Attributed to Nicephorus III Botaniates (1078-1081). Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holding book of Gospels.Rev: Latin cross with central X, globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll to lower left and right.DOC I; Sear 1889. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.40 g. Diameter: 22 mm.

Lot # 1021 - CONSTANTINE IX MONOMACHUS (1042-1055). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: + ΔЄCΠOI NA CωZOIC / MHP - ΘV. The Virgin Mary standing facing, orans.Rev: ЄVCЄBH MONOMAXON. Constantine standing facing, holding long cross and sword in sheath.DOC 7; Sear 1834. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.29 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 1020 - JOHN I ZIMISCES (969-976). Miliaresion. Constantinople. Obv: + IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA (star). Cross crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of John facing.Rev: + IωAҺҺ / ЄҺ Xω AVTO / CRAT ЄVSЄЬ / ЬASILЄVS / RωMAIω. Legend in five lines; above and below, pelleted cross between dashes.DOC 7a; Sear 1792. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.31 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 1019 - 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: 4.47 g. Diameter: 24 mm.

Lot # 1018 - CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS with ROMANUS I (913-959). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: + RωMAҺ ЬASILЄVS RωM. Crowned facing bust of Romanus, holding globus cruciger and labarum-tipped sceptre.Rev: + RωMA / Һ ЄҺ ΘЄω ЬA / SILЄVS Rω / MAIωҺ. Legend in four lines.DOC 25a; Sear 1760. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 7.20 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 1017 - LEO VI THE WISE (886-912). Follis. Constantinople. Obv: + LЄOҺ ЬASILЄVS ROM'. Crowned facing bust, holding akakia.Rev: + LЄOҺ / ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA / SILЄVS R / OMЄOҺ. Legend in four lines.DOC 8; Sear 1729. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 7.16 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 1016 - BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN (867-886). Ae. Cherson. Obv: [Large B set upon base?].Rev: Retrograde large B set upon base.DOC -; Sear -; cf. Numismatik Naumann 146, lot 1158. Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.81 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 1015 - BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN (867-886). Ae. Cherson. Obv: Large B; cross to right.Rev: Large Π°.DOC 17; Sear 1720. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 0.61 g. Diameter: 9 mm.

Lot # 1014 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 6.91 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lot # 1013 - IRENE (797-802). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: ЄIRIҺH ЬASILISSH. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre.Rev: •ЄIRIҺH ЬASILISSH Θ. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform sceptre.DOC 1a; Sear 1599.Irene was born in Athens in 752 and was the first woman to reign as emperor. She was the wife of Leo IV with whom she had a son, Constantine VI. Initially she found herself reigning in place of her son, who was only ten years old. But when he became old enough to claim the throne, Irene did everything in her power to remain in charge, going so far as to misadvise him and even having him imprisoned. After the riots that broke out due to the blinding of General Alexios Mosele and the army's disappointment over his escape to the Bulgarians in 792, Constantine VI attempted to flee to the East, but his mother had him captured and blinded. Injuries led to Constantine's death and Irene found herself alone at the command, despite the fact that she was not particularly popular herself, both as a woman and because she was a promoter of a return to image worship and opposed iconoclasm. In 787 she organised the Second Council of Nicaea, where she condemned iconoclasm as heresy and, in order to gain the favour of the people, promoted a policy of donations and tax relief, especially for monasteries. These measures gained her popularity at the expense of state taxes, which did not help in view of defence against external dangers. The Empire was in fact threatened by the growth of the Arab caliphate and the Bulgarians in the north. Moreover, in the west Charlemagne had defeated the Lombards and was supported by the pope, who had turned his back on Constantinople. Before considering a marriage to the Frankish king in 802, Irene was deposed by a palace conspiracy, forced to take her vows and exiled to the island of Lesbos, where she died the following year. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.39 g. Diameter: 21 mm.

Lot # 1012 - CONSTANTINE VI with LEO III, CONSTANTINE V and LEO IV (780-797 BC). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople. Obv: LЄOn VS S ЄGGOn COnSTAnTInOS nЄOS. Constantine VI and Leo IV seated facing on double throne, wearing chlamys; between them, cross above.Rev: LЄOn PAP COnSTAnTInOS PATHR. Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V, wearing loros; between them, cross above pellet.DOC 2 (Leo IV); Sear 1584 (Leo IV). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.52 g. Diameter: 20 mm.