Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4689 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Byzantine Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300
MICHAEL I AND THEOPHYLACTUS, (A.D.811-813), silver milliaresion, Constantinople mint, (2.2g), issued 811-813, obv. five lines of legend, within a triple circle of dots, MIXA/HL S **Q*EOFV/ LACTEECOS/ BASILIS RO/MAION, rev. cross potent on base with three steps, around IhSUS XRIS TUS NICA, (S.1616, BMC 2-3, DOC 3, T.4). Slightly irregular shaped flan, otherwise toned good very fine and scarce.
Ex Dr L.J.Sherwin Collection, from Noble Numismatics Sale 79 (lot 3294), CNG E-sale 24 (lot 64344), and earlier in their auction Sale 28 (lot 231) 12.8.93.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 4687
CONSTANS II, (641-668), silver hexagram (6.26 g), Constantinople mint, issued 647-651, obv. large facing bust ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4688
LEO III AND CONSTANTINE V, (A.D. 720-741), silver miliaresion, (2.09 g), Constantinople mint, obv. cross-crosslet ...
Estimate $150
Lot 4689 This lot
MICHAEL I AND THEOPHYLACTUS, (A.D.811-813), silver milliaresion, Constantinople mint, (2.2g), issued 811-813, obv. five lines ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4690
THEOPHILUS, (A.D.829-847(, silver miliaresion, Constantinople Mint, issued A.D.830/1-838, obv. IhSuS XRISTUS NICA, cross potent on ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4691
LEO VI, (A.D. 886-912), AE follis, Constantinople mint, (6.85 g), obv. Leo VI bust facing, ...
Estimate $100