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Lot # 574 - Anastasius I (491-518). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck c. 507-518. Obv. DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG. Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCCH. Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; in exergue, CONOB. D.O. 7h; MIB 7; Sear 5. AV. 4.30 g. 21.00 mm. A superb lustrous example, struck on a broad flan. Minor peripheral deposits on reverse. Good EF.
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Lot # 575 - Justin I (518-527). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 518-522. Obv. DN IVSTINVS PP AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGGΓ. Victory standing left, holding long staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; in exergue, CONOB. D.O. 1b; MIBE 2; Sear 55. AV. 4.45 g. 21.00 mm. Choice and brilliant. About EF. DOC 1b; MIBE 2; SB 55.
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Lot # 576 - Justinian I (527-565). AE Follis, Rome mint. Obv. D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Large M between cross and star; above, cross; below, ROMA; all within wreath. D.O. 321b; MIB 216; Sear 293. AE. 11.87 g. 27.00 mm. R. Rare and choice. Dark green patina, with reddish brown spots and minor earthen deposits. VF. The wreath around the mark of value celebrates the initially unopposed recapture of Rome in 536 by Belisarius for the empire, which was followed by the epic siege by the Gothic forces of Witigis from March 537 to March 538 (CNG 61, 2172 note).
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Lot # 577 - Justinian I (527-565). AR Half Siliqua, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTINIANVS P P. Diademed and cuirassed bust right, wearing imperial mantle. Rev. Cross on globe; all within wreath. D.O. 337; MIB 80; Ranieri 357; Sear 318. AR. 0.93 g. 13.00 mm. RR. From fresh dies, superb and lightly toned. EF.
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Lot # 578 - Justinian I (527-565). AR Quarter Siliqua. Ravenna mint. Struck 552-565. Obv. DN IVSTI[...]. Diademed bust right, wearing robe ornamented by row of pellets. Rev. Large star between wreath. D.O. 340; MIB 81; Sear 321. AR. 0.39 g. 11.50 mm. RRR. Very rare. Lightly toned. Flan crack, otherwise. About EF.
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Lot # 579 - Justinian I (527-565). AR Quarter Siliqua, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTINIANVS. Diademed and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Cross surmounted by P on globe, within wreath. D.O. 341; MIBE 79; Sear 322; Ranieri 365 (R4). AR. 0.37 g. 9.50 mm. RRR. A superb untouched example of this very rare issue. Lovely old cabinet tone. About EF/EF.
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Lot # 580 - Justinian I (527-565). AE Half Follis. Ravenna mint. Struck c. 540s. Obv. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVC. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Large monogram; S above, K below; all within wreath. D.O. -; MIB 235; Ranieri 312 (Matasunda); Sear 328c (Uncertain Italian mint). AE. 7.40 g. 21.00 mm. RR. Choice example. Lovely untouched light green patina. EF.
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Lot # 581 - Justin II (565-578). AV Tremissis, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTINVS PP AVC. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; heavy annular border. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTORVN (sic). Victory alighting facing, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; to right, six-pointed star; in exergue, CONOB. D.O. 212 var. (AVGVSTORVM); Ranieri 416 var. (same); Sear 410 var. (same); MIB 26 (this variety cited). AV. 1.44 g. 17.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare variety of a very rare issue. An outstanding example, sharply struck on a huge flan and virtually uncirculated. Minor scratches. EF.
Exceptional 250 Nummi
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Lot # 582 - Justin II (565-578). AR 250 Nummi, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVC. Diademed bust right, wearing robe ornamented with row of pellets. Rev. Large CN within wreath. D.O. 213; MIBE 36 (Rome); Ranieri 418; Sear 411. AR. 0.71 g. 13.00 mm. RR. Choice example. Attractive old cabinet tone with warm hues. Minor and peripheral flan crack. Good EF.
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Lot # 583 - Justin II (565-578). AR 250 Nummi, Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVC. Diademed bust right, wearing robe ornamented with row of pellets. Rev. Large CN within wreath. D.O. 213; MIBE 36 (Rome); Ranieri 418; Sear 411. AR. 1.09 g. 13.50 mm. RR. Rare and choice. Minor area of flatness beside the obverse border, otherwise. About EF/EF.
Outstandig Ravenna Mint Follis
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Lot # 584 - Maurice Tiberius (582-602). AE Follis, Ravenna mint. Obv. [DN TIbER M]AVRIC PP AV. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. Rev. Large m between A/N/N/O and II; above, S; between legs of m, R-A; beneath VENNA. D.O. 289; MIB 143; Ranieri 484; Sear 594. AE. 8.65 g. 22.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare and in excellent condition for issue. Dark green patina, with lighter spots.. VF/Good VF. Very few specimens known.
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Lot # 585 - Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine (610-641). AV Solidus. Carthage mint. Dated IY 13 (624/5). Obv. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above. Rev. VICTORIA ACCIΓ. Cross potent set upon two steps; in exergue, CONOB. D.O. 215; MIB 84a; Sear 867. AV. 4.40 g. 13.00 mm. Good VF.
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Lot # 586 - Heraclius (610-641). AR ¼ Siliqua. Ravenna mint. Obv. [D N ЄRACL PP AV]. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Large cross with H R at ends of crossbar; all within wreath. D.O. 280; MIB 152 (Rome?); Ranieri 586; Sear 906. AR. 0.18 g. 10.00 mm. RR. Very rare. Lightly toned with golden hues. Ragged flan. VF.
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Lot # 587 - Constans II (641-668). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint, struck 641-646 AD. Obv. ∂N CONSτANτINЧS PP AVI. Bust facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger. Rev. VICTORIA AVGΔ. Cross potent on three steps; in exergue, CONOBS. D.O. 3; MIB 7a; Sear 940. AV. 4.38 g. 20.00 mm. Brilliant and superb. Pheripheral area of weak strike. About FDC.
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Lot # 588 - Constans II (641-668). AR Half Miliaresion or Siliqua,'Ceremonial' issue, Constantinople mint, 652-654 AD. Obv. [d] N CONSTAN - TINЧS PP [AV] Constans, crowned and wearing chlamys, standing facing, holding globus cruciger. Rev. Cross potent on three steps; to either side, palm frond. D.O. -; MIB -; Sear -; S. Bendall. 'A New Silver Ceremonial Coin of Constans II,' NumCirc October 2005, p. 306. AR. 1.97 g. 16.00 mm. RRRR. Of the greatest rarity, unknown before 2005. An attractive example, in very good condition for issue, bright and nicely toned. Slightly ragged flan. Good VF. By the seventh century the silver miliaresion (miliarense) introduced during the reign of Constantine I had virtually vanished from the scene. Its occasional appearance as a donative led to its being described as a 'ceremonial' issue, struck for coronations and other imperial celebrations, although this may not have been the sole occasion for the striking of miliaresia. Even rarer are the fractional issues; only a scattering of surviving types have been found for Phocas and Heraclius, some known only by a unique specimen. This previously unknown half miliaresion of Constans joins that limited population. The obverse type has only one parallel, in the follis of Constans dated Indictional year 11 (652/3 AD), struck at Syracuse (SB 1108), and is probably contemporary with the miliaresion issue (SB 986) with facing bust. It is uncertain if there is a specific event to be tied to these issues, and they may have simply been distributed to worthy members of the imperial court and important guests. Curiously, this standing figure seems to provide the closest design prototype for a unique miliaresion of Justinian II (SB 1257A) and the subsequent standing caliph type introduced by the Umayyad ruler al Malik at the end of the century. It should also be noted that while there is documentary evidence for the denomination 'miliaresion' as used for a silver coin, the name given its fractional counterpart, the 'siliqua', is a later term of convenience, not found in contemporary texts. (Triton IX, 2006,1634 note).
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Lot # 589 - Constans II (641-668). AR Half Siliqua. Carthage mint. Struck 641-47 AD. Obv. [...] TATINV. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger. Rev. Cross potent flanked by pellets. D.O. 131; MIB 156; Sear 1049. AR. 0.44 g. 11.00 mm. RR. Lightly toned. Scratches. VF.
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Lot # 590 - Constans II, with Constantine IV (641-668). AV Solidus. Syracuse mint. Struck c. 661-668. Obv. ∂N CO CO Ч. Draped busts facing of Constans II, to left wearing plumed helmet, and Constantine IV, to right wearing crown; cross above. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ KЧ•. Cross potent on three steps; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; in exergue, CONOB (triangular pellet stop). D.O. 162d; MIB 96; Sear 1087A. AV. 4.33 g. 20.00 mm. R. Brilliant and superb. Minor area of weak strike. EF.
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Lot # 591 - Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius (668-685). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint, uncertain officina. Struck circa 674-681. Obv. ∂N CONτ NЧS P. Pearl-diademed, plume-helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif. Rev. VICTOA [A VGЧI?]. Cross potent set on three steps; to left and right, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, both wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger; in exergue, CONOB. D.O. 10; MIB 7a; Sear 1156. AV. 4.40 g. 20.00 mm. Pheripheral area of weak strike. EF.
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Lot # 592 - Constantine IV Pogonatus (668-685). AV Semissis. Constantinople mint. Struck 669-circa 674. Obv. ∂N CONτAτIЧS PP AC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧS. Cross potent on globe. D.O. 16; MIB 15B; Sear 1161. AV. 2.11 g. 17.00 mm. About FDC.
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Lot # 593 - Constantine IV, Pogonatus (668-685). AV Tremissis, Syracuse mint, 670-674 A.D. Obv. d N CONST[ ] AVÇ ЧPPA. Draped and cuirassed bust with diadem right. Rev. VICTORIA – AVÇЧ. Cross potent; C. in right field; CONOB beneath. D.O. (Constans II) 172c; MIB 40; Sear 1205. AV. 1.40 g. 14.00 mm. R. Rare and choice. Insignificant flatness spot on reverse and very slightly bent flan, otherwise. about EF.
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Lot # 594 - Leo III the 'Isaurian', with Constantine V (717-741). AV Solidus. Syracuse mint, c. 735-741. Obv. ೧N [OLEO]N PΔMЧ. Crowned bust of Leo III facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in his right hand and akakia in his left. Rev. ೧N CONS[TAN]TINЧ. Crowned bust of Constantine V facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in his right hand and akakia in his left. D.O. 45.3; Sear 1524; Ratto 1738. EL. 3.28 g. 21.00 mm. A very interesting pale AV example, possibly a contemporary forgery. Scratches. VF.
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Lot # 595 - Leo III the 'Isaurian', with Constantine V (717-741). AV Tremissis. Uncertain Italian mint, c. AD 720-740. Obv. d L[EON P A MYL]. Crowned and bearded bust facing, holding globus cruciger and wearing chlamys. Rev. CONS A [NTI….]. Crowned and bearded bust facing, wearing chlamys. D.O. 103; Sear 1540E. EL. 1.52 g. 14.00 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Brilliant and exceptional for issue. EF.
Artavasdus Second Known Tremissis
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Lot # 596 - Artavasdus (July 742 - 2 November 743). Debased AV Tremissis, Rome mint. Obv. DNO ARTAYASDO. Bearded bust facing, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger and akakia. Rev. DNO NI[CIFO]RO. Facing bust of Nicephorus, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger and akakia; I - B in field. D.O. 10; Sear 1549 (exteremely rare); B.N., p.481; B.M.C. - ; T. - ; R. - ; Turin, Museo Civico. AV (debased). 1.24 g. 16.00 mm. RRRR. Exceedingly rare, apparently the second example known, and the only one in private hands. Nicephorus' face erased (Damnatio Memoriae) and ragged edge, otherwise. VF.
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Lot # 597 - Constantine VI, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV (780-797). AV Solidus, Constantinople mint, 780-787. Obv. Constantine VI and Leo IV enthroned facing, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding akakia; cross above. Rev. Crowned facing busts of Leo III and Constantine V, each wearing loros; cross above, pellet between. D.O. 2 (Leo IV); Sear 1584 (Leo IV). AV. 4.39 g. 21.50 mm. RR. Very rare and superb. EF.
Choice Theophilus
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Lot # 598 - Theophilus (829-842). AV Solidus, Syracuse mint. Obv. ΘEOFILOS. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding cross potent. Rev. ΘEOFILOS. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. D.O. 24; Sear 1670. AV. 3.79 g. 17.50 mm. R. Rare and superb. Sharply struck from fresh dies. About EF.
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Lot # 599 - Theophilus (829-842). AV Semissis, Syracuse mint. Obv. ΘЄOFILOS. Bust facing, wearing crown and chlamys; holding globus cruciger. Rev. ΘЄOFILOS. Bust facing, wearing crown and loros; holding globus cruciger. D.O. 26a; Sear 1673. AV. 1.68 g. 12.00 mm. A superb example. Good EF.
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Lot # 600 - Michael III 'the Drunkard', with Theodora (842-867 AD). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint. Struck c. 850-856. Obv. IhSЧS X RISτOS (star). Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, wearing pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction, and holding Gospel book; cross behind head. Rev. + mIXAHL S ӨЄO∂ORA. Crowned busts of Michael, wearing chlamys, and Theodora, wearing loros, facing; cross between. D.O. 2; Sear 1687. AV. 4.32 g. 20.00 mm. RR. Very rare. Well struck. Delicate warm tone over underlying luster. About EF.
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Lot # 601 - Basil I, the Macedonian (867-886), with Constantine (868-879). Debased AV Semissis (?), Syracuse mint. Obv. bASIΛEIOC. Bust facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding globus cruciger. Rev. CONSTANT. Facing bust of Constantine, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger. D.O. 14b; Sear 1715; BMC 30. Debased AV. 1.39 g. 13.50 mm. R. Rare and choice. EF.
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Lot # 602 - Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher (921-931 AD). AV Solidus. Constantinople mint. Struck 921 AD. Obv. +X'E bOHQEI ROMANW dECPOTH, Romanus standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger, extending hand towards Christ, who is standing facing, crowning Romanus and holding Gospels. Rev. CONSTANT' ET XPISTOF' b'R', crowned facing busts of Constantine VII, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. D.O. 6; Sear 1743. AV. 4.32 g. 21.00 mm. RR. Rare and interesting type. Warm light tone. Good VF. This rare solidus serves to legitimize the creeping usurpation of the rule of the senior emperor Constantine VII by the family of Romanus. Constantine inherited from his uncle Alexander, the first to use the coronation type. Romanus, a strategos of the army, married his daughter to Constantine and in short order became basileopator, caesar and joint emperor, finally naming his sons co-emperors. Christopher was the first, in May 921, and this solidus implies that his elevation comes through the heavenly blessings on the reign of Romanus, not through the technically senior emperor Constantine VII.
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Lot # 603 - Romanus III Argyrus (1028-1034). AV Histamenon Nomisma. Constantinople mint. Obv. + IhS XIS RЄX RЄϚNANTIЧM. Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne. Rev. ΘCЄ bOHΘ´ RωMAnω. Romanus, holding globus cruciger, standing facing, being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos (Virgin Mary); MΘ above. D.O. 1c; Sear 1819; Ratto 1972. AV. 4.39 g. 24.00 mm. R. Good VF/About EF.
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Lot # 604 - Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055 AD). AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople mint. Obv. +IҺS XIS RЄX RCςNANTIҺm. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Rev. +CωҺSτAhτh BASILЄЧS Rm. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding labarum in right hand and globus cruciger in left. D.O. 2a; Ratto 1988; Sear 1829. AV. 4.40 g. 26.50 mm. Scarce. A superb example, undoubtedly rare as such. EF.
Outstanding Christ Facing
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Lot # 605 - Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055 AD). AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople mint. Obv. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; crescents in nimbus. Rev. Rm. Facing bust of Constantine, wearing crown and loros, holding long cross and globus cruciger. D.O. 3; Sear 1830. AV. 4.36 g. 27.00 mm. Struck on a broad and unclipped flan, brilliant and superb. Rare as such. EF. Michael V had succeeded his uncle Michael IV as emperor. His first actions were to banish his uncle, John the Eunuch and to imprison the Empress Zoe in a nunnery. This led to the population’s demand for an ousting of the emperor and he was deposed, blinded and Zoe and Theodora ruled jointly for 7 weeks. Zoe then chose Constantinus as her third husband. He was interested in learning and the arts and less in statesmanship. In 1046 he had a first encounter with the Seljuk Turks in Armenia which resulted in a truce. Foolishly he then disbanded the Armenian forces at a time when they should have been strengthened. In 1054 the Great Schism between the churches of the West and East was caused when the Patriarch refused to adopt Western church practices. He was excommunicated by a Papal legation and he in turn excommunicated them. This rift was never to heal. In all, Constantinus IX did more damage to the state than many an emperor before him. (Sincona 3,2011,3529 note).
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Lot # 606 - Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055 AD). AV Tetarteron Nomisma. Constantinople mint. Struck 1053-1055. Obv. +IҺS XIS RЄX RCςNANTIҺm. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. Rev. +CωҺSτAhτh BASILЄЧS Rm. Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding labarum and globus cruciger. D.O. 5; Sear 1832; Ratto 1985. AV. 4.05 g. 18.50 mm. Choice example. Superb and lightly toned. Minor scuff on peripheral reverse area, out of border. Minor metal flaw on Christ' face and light scratch in field on obverse, otherwise. Good EF.
Fascinating Dynastic Issue
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Lot # 607 - Romanus IV, Diogenes (1068-1071). AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople mint. Obv. The three sons of Constantine X and Eudocia, standing facing: Michael holding labarum and akakia, between Constantius and Andronicus, each holding globus cruciger and akakia; dotted exergual band. Rev. Christ standing facing on footstool, crowning Romanus and the empress Eudocia, each holding globus cruciger. D.O. 2; Sear 1861. AV. 4.33 g. 28.00 mm. Scarce. Full weight and unclipped flan. A choice example. VF/ Good VF. Eudocia ruled as regent from the death of her husband Constantine X in May of 1067 until the end of the year. At the time, the empire was facing a military crisis in the east as the Seljuq Turks advanced further into Asia Minor, and the prevailing feeling was that a competent military leader should be emperor. Eudocia, despite having declared that she would never remarry, took the hand of Romanus IV Diogenes on 1 January 1068. Romanus’ own rule lasted a little over two and a half years, as he was captured by the Turks at the Battle of Mantzikert in August of 1071. Eudocia was re-established as regent for two months before being coerced into retiring to a convent. (Triton XVIII, 1347 note).
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Lot # 608 - Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118). AV Hyperpyron. Obv. Christ Pantokrator seated frontal, cross-nimbate, raising right hand for benediction and holding book in left. Rev. Emperor standing front, holding labarum and globus cruciger; above, Manus Dei. Sear 1913; Ratto 2059. AV. 4.38 g. 32.50 mm. Broad unclipped flan. Good VF.
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Lot # 609 - John II Comnenus (1118-1143). AV Hyperpyron. Constantinople mint, c. 1137-1143. Obv. KERO HΘEI IC XC across field. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on straight-backed throne, raising hand in benediction, holding Gospels. Rev. Iω ΔEC ΠO TH. Standing facing figures of John, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger, and the nimbate Virgin Mary, who crowns John; ΘU between their heads, MHP to right. D.O. 3b; Sear 1940. AV. 4.30 g. 33.00 mm. About EF.
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Lot # 610 - The Empire of Nicaea. John III, Ducas (1222-1254). AV Hyperpyron, Magnesia mint, c. 1232-1254. Obv. Christ seated facing upon throne without back, bearded and nimbate, wearing colobium over chiton, hand raised in benediction, holding Gospels in left; IC and XC in field above left and right; pellet to right of throne. Rev. Standing facing figures of John, wearing stemma with pendilia, loros and divitision, holding labarum and akakia, and crowning the emperor, the Theotokos, nimbate, wearing maphorium over chiton. D.O. 6; Sear 2073. AV. 4.07 g. 25.00 mm. Slightly clipped and insignificant graffiti, otherwise. VF.
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Lot # 611 - The Empire of Nicaea. John III, Ducas (1222-1254). AV Hyperpyron, Magnesia mint, c. 1232-1254. Obv. Christ seated facing upon throne without back, bearded and nimbate, wearing colobium over chiton, hand raised in benediction, holding Gospels in left; IC and XC in field above left and right; pellet to right of throne. Rev. Standing facing figures of John, wearing stemma with pendilia, loros and divitision, holding labarum and akakia, and crowning the emperor, the Theotokos, nimbate, wearing maphorium over chiton. D.O. 6; Sear 2073. AV. 2.58 g. 24.00 mm. Choice. Good metal. EF.
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Lot # 612 - Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). AV Hyperpyron. Magnesia, continued at Constantinople. Struck circa 1261. Obv. The Virgin enthroned facing, holding the nimbate head of the infant Christ; throne back decorated with saltires and pellets. Rev. X/M/ΔΕC/ΠΟ/Τ - OΠ/ΛΛ/OΛ/[?]. Michael standing facing, being presented by St. Michael, who stands behind him, to Christ enthroned left, holding scroll. D.O. 1; Sear 2241; Lianta, LBC, -. AV. 25.00 g. Opus: 4.29. RRR. Extremely rare, fewer than ten known. Brilliant and lightly toned. About EF. This important piece heralds the transition between the rump empire at Nicaea and the glorious restitution of Palaeologan rule at Constantinople by Michael VIII. His gold issue struck at Magnesia before the reconquest survives in possibly only one example, SB 2238 with Christ enthroned / Michael crowned by Christ. This second type, with the victorious Michael kneeling and offering prayers to Christ, is likely an allusion to his successful campaign to oust the Crusaders from the ancient capital. His last and most common hyperpyron type shows the Virgin within the walls of the city. Grierson suggests that the three varieties of this Type II hyperpyron, with saltires, B|B or K|K on the throne back, were struck at both Magnesia and Constantinople as the Byzantine court transfered to its ancestral home. The last two varieties refer to Basileus basilewn kai Kurios kuriwn-'King of Kings and Lord of Lords,' a victory acclamation.
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Lot # 613 - Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282). AV Hyperpyron. Constantinople mint. Obv. Bust of Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls furnished with six groups of towers and flanked by B and B. Rev. X/M/ΔΕ/ΠΟ/Τ - O/Π/AΛ. Michael standing facing, being presented by St. Michael, who stands behind him, to Christ enthroned left, holding scroll. D.O. 6; Sear 2242; Cf. Lianta, LBC, 488ff. AV. 4.13 g. 27.00 mm. Brilliant and lightly toned. About EF/Good VF.
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Lot # 614 - Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328). AV Hyperpyron Nomisma. Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1282-1295. Obv. Half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers. Rev. Andronicus, nimbate, kneeling right, being blessed by Christ standing slightly left. D.O. 229-32; Sear 2326; Lianta, LBC, 636. AV. 3.73 g. 26.00 mm. Two minor flan cracks. About EF.
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Lot # 615 - Andronicus II and Michael IX (1295-1320). AV Hyperpyron. Constantinople mint. Struck 1294-1303. Class II (with six castles). Obv. Half-length facing figure of the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with six towers. Rev. Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus and Michael, kneeling to left and right respectively. D.O. 258ff; Sear 2396; Cf. Lianta, LBC, 702ff. (uncertain mint). AV. 3.95 g. 26.00 mm. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Typical flan crack and areas of flat strike. EF.
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Lot # 616 - John V Palaeologus (1341-1391). AR Stravaton. Phase VI, c. 1379-1391. Obv. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC flanking, pellets and stars in margin. Rev. Crowned and nuimbate bust of John facing; pellets flanking. Cf. D.O. 1296; Sear 2510; Cf. Lianta, LBC, 900. AR. 7.65 g. 27.00 mm. Good VF.
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Lot # 617 - Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425). AR Half-stavraton. Constantinople mint. Basileus series, c. 1403-1425. Obv. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC flanking, pellets in margin. Rev. Crowned facing bust of Manuel. D.O. 1414ff; Sear 2551; Lianta, LBC, 930. AR. 2.99 g. 18.00 mm. Good VF.
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Lot # 618 - John VIII Palaeologus (1423-1448). AR Half-stavraton. Constantinople mint. Obv. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC flanking, pellets in margin. Rev. Crowned facing bust of John VIII. D.O. 1757; Sear 2565 (quarter Hyperpyron); Lianta, LBC, 1074. AR. 3.38 g. 20.00 mm. Good VF.

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