Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4584 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST) Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $360
THEOPHILUS (A.D. 829-842), AE follis, uncertain provincial mint, obv. facing bust, rev. four line legend, (S.1685, DOC 17) (illustrated); Leo VI the Wise, (A.D. 886-912), AE folles, Constantinople mint, obv. Leo VI bust facing, around +LEON bASILEVS ROM', rev. legend in four lines +LEON/EN **W*EO bA/SILEVS R/OMEON in four lines, (S.1729, DOC 8, BMC 8-10, R.1873); another Leo and Alexander, (S.1730); Romanus I, (A.D. 920-944), AE folles, Constantinople mint, obv. Romanus I bust facing, legend around, holding labarum transversely and cross on globe, rev. four lined legend, naming Romanus as king of the Romans, (S.1760, DOC 25, BMC 14-29) (4); Constantine and Zoe, (A.D. 914-919), obv. both with facing busts, rev. five line inscription, (S.1758, DOC 22); Constantine and Romanus II, (A.D. 945-959), similar, (S.1762, DOC 27); Constantine VII, obv. facing bust, rev.four lines, (S.1759, DOC 23) (2); Anonymous 11th century A.D., AE folles, Class A2 (2), (S.1813); Class B (3), (S.1823); Class C (5), (S.1825); Michael VII, (A.D. 1071-1078) AE follis (S.1078); AE trachy (2), others (1). Mostly fine - very fine a few with green oxidation. (26)
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