Katalog - SINCONA Auktion 37

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Ae-Follis year 1 (711/712). Officina B.
Sear 1455. DOC 9a. MIB 21.
3.03 g. Rare. Brown patina. About very fine.
Purchased from Baldwin´s London in May 1975.

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Tremissis 711/713.
Obv. d O FILI-PICO PP A, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to r.
Rev. VICTORI[A] AVGX, cross potent, star at end of legend. CONOB below.
Sear 1460. DOC 18. MIB 15.
1.15 g. Extremely rare. Crude workmanship. Good very fine.
Ex Auction New York Sale 37. New York, January 2016. Lot 744.
From The Alexander White III Collection

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Solidus 713/715. Officina HΘ.
Obv. D(retrograd) N APTEMIЧS A - NASTASIЧS MЧLt Crowned, facing bust with short beard, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand, akakia in l. hand.ддддддRev. VICTORIA - AVSЧHΘ Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 1464. DOC 3 var. MIB 3.
4.41 g. About uncirculated.
Ex Knopek, Cologne, Price List 12/1980. Lot 24.

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Semissis 713/715. No officina.
Obv. ƒN APTEMIЧS A - NASTASIЧS MЧL Crowned, facing bust with short beard, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand, akakia in l. hand.ддддддRev. VICTORIA - AVSЧS Cross potent on three steps.дддддд Sear 1465. DOC 4. MIB 4.дддддд2.16 g. Rare. Rusty die on rev. Otherwise brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Auction Gorny & Mosch. Munich 20. 4. 1993. Lot 708.

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Tremissis 713/715. No officina.
Obv. (D N APTE)MIЧS A - NAS(TASIЧS MЧL) Crowned, facing bust with short beard, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand, akakia in l. hand.
Rev. VICTORIA AVÇЧS Cross potent. CONOB below.ддддддDOC 5. MIB 7. S. 1467.дддддд1.39 g. Very fine-extremely fine.
Ex Auction SINCONA 3. Zurich, October 2011. Lot 3414.

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Solidus 715/717. Officina B.CObv. D N THЄODOSIЧS MЧL A Crowned bust with short beard facing wearing loros. In r. hand globus cruciger with patriarchal cross, in l. hand akakia.
Rev. VICTORIΛ - AVÇЧ BC Cross potent on three steps.
DOC 2 (officina not listed). MIB 2. S. 1488.
4.34 g. Very rare. Graffito on rev. Brilliant uncirculated.
Ex stock Bank Leu Zurich. Purchased in June 1975.

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Semissis 715-717.
Obv. dN ThЄOdO SIЧS MЧL A Crowned facing bust, with slight beard and wearing loros; holding akakia and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross.
Rev. VICTORIA AVSЧS Cross potent set upon globus.
Sear 1489. DOC 3. MIB 3.
2.20 g. Fine style portrait. Extremely rare. 2 auction occurrences in the past 10 years. Uncirculated.
Ex Auction Gorny & Mosch 62, Munich 1993. Lot 711.

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Tremissis 715/717.
Obv. d N THЄO(dOSIЧS) MЧL A Crowned bust with short beard facing, wearing loros and holding patriarchal cross on globus in r. hand.
Rev. VICTORIA AVÇЧS Cross potent. CONOB below.ддддддSear 1490. DOC 4. MIB 4.
1.43 g. Very rare. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Felzmann, Düsseldorf 2008. Lot 6251.

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Solidus 717/720. Officina Δ.
Obv. d NO LЄO - N P A MЧL Crowned bust with short beard facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand and akakia in l. hand.ддддддRev. VICTORIA - (AV)SЧ Δ Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
DOC 1a. MIB 1. S. 1502.
4.46 g. Very rare. Uncirculated-extremely fine.
Purchased from Seaby´s London on Sept. 1, 1982.

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Hexagram 717-720. Officina
Obv. (DNO L)ЄO - N - P A MЧL Cuirassed bust wearing plumed helmet facing. Spear over r. shoulder. Shield on l. shoulder.ддддддRev. (VICTORIA) - AVSЧ Δ Cross potent on three steps. CONOB below.
Sear 1511. DOC 20a. MIB 23.
3.24 g. Very rare. Tight flan. Good patina. Good very fine.
Ex Auction Schenk-Behrens, Essen, 1994. Lot 587.

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Solidus 725/732. No officina letter.
Obv. d NO LЄO - N P A MЧL° Crowned bust with short beard in chlamys facing; in r. hand globus cruciger, in l. hand akakia.ддддддRev. d N CONST - ANTINЧS M° Bust of Constantinus V facing, beardless, crowned and holding globus cruciger in r. and akakia in l. hand.
Sear. 1504. DOC 5.
4.45 g. Brilliant uncirculated.
Purchased from Kölner Münzkabinett Kroha, Cologne, August 1970.

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Solidus 725/732. Officina H.
Obv. d NO LЄO - N P A MЧL H Crowned bust with short beard in chlamys facing; in r. hand globus cruciger, in l. hand akakia.ддддддRev. d N CONS - TANTINЧS Bust of Constantinus V facing, beardless, crowned and holding globus cruciger in r. and akakia in l. hand.
Sear. 1504. DOC 7f..
4.05 g. Clipped. Extremely fine.
Purchased from Kölner Münzkabinett Kroha, Cologne, August 1972.

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Semissis 732-737.
Obv. (dNO) LЄO - N P A MЧL Crowned bust with short beard in chlamys facing; in r. hand globus cruciger, in l. hand akakia.
Rev. d CON - STANTINЧ Bust of Constantinus V facing, beardless, crowned and holding globus cruciger in r. and akakia in l. hand.
Sear 1506. DOC 12.
2.16 g. Thin die fault on rev. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Gorny & Mosch. Munich, April 1993. Lot 712.

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Tremissis 720/725.
Obv. d N LЄO - NPAMЧL Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand.
Rev. d C(O)N(STA) - NTINЧS Young bust of Constantinus V facing, crowned, wearing chlamys and holding cross potent on base in r. hand.
S. 1508. DOC 16.
1.31 g. Tight flan. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Lanz 147. Munich 2009. Lot 531.

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AR-Miliaresion 720-741.
Obv.: IhS?S XRIST?S nICA Cross potent on three steps.??????Rev.: L?On / S COnSt / an tIn? ? / C T?? bA / SILIS??????Sear 1512. DOC 22.
1.52 g. Some minor scratches. Extremely fine
Ex Auction A. Tkalec. Zurich, May 2011. Lot 271.
This new denomination came to be the standard representation of Byzantine silver coins for the following three centuries.

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AR-Miliaresion 720-741.
Obv.: IhSчS XRISTчS nICA Cross potent on three steps.
Rev.: LЄOn / S COnSt / an tInЄ Є / C ΘЄч bA / SILIS
Sear 1512. DOC 22.
2.12 g. Extremely fine-very fine.

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Tremissis 735-741.
Obv. d NO LЄ (ON P A) Crowned bust facing, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger in r. hand.
Rev. d N C O (NSTA) NTtNЧ Young bust of Constantinus V facing, crowned, wearing chlamys and holding cross potent on base in r. hand.
Sear 1528A var. DOC 51 var.
1.34 g. Ragged edge. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Gorny & Mosch 232. Munich 2015. Lot 600.
Whether the mint is Syracuse, an unidentified western or Italian mint seems too be pure conjecture until a serious and thorough study of the coins of Leo III and Constantine has been made.

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Solidus 742/743.
Obv. b N ARTAЧ - ASDЧS MЧ Crowned bust with slight beard facing, wearing chlamys. In r. hand globus cruciger, in l. hand akakia.ддддддRev. b NIChFOR - ЧS MЧLTЧ A Crowned bust facing, wearing loros. In r. hand globus cruciger, in l. hand akakia.
Sear 1543. DOC 3a. Füeg 3.A1.
4.43 g. Extremely rare. Tiny mark on edge One of the finest known specimens. Extremely fine.
Ex Auction Leu Numismatics/NAC. Zurich, May 1993. Lot 202
Ex Auction Bank Leu 22. Zurich 1979. Lot 436.

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Miliaresion 742/742.
Obv. IhSVS XRIS-TVS nICA, Cross potent on three steps.
Rev. ART/AVASDO/S S nIChF/ORO·S EC / ΘEV bAS/ILIS +.
Sear 1545. DOC 6.
1.52 g. The rarest of the miliarensia series. Good toning. Good very fine.
Purchased from Baldwin´s, London in December 1976.