Catalog - SINCONA Auction 20

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Solidus 654/659. Constantinopolis Officina Θ. Crowned busts of Constans on l. and Constantinus on r. facing; Constans with long beard; Constantinus small and beardless. Both wearing chlamys. Rev. Cross potent on three steps. 4.44 g. MIB 26. S. 959. Uncirculated.

Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Zürich, Monetarium, May 1991.

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Solidus 659/662. Constantinopolis Officina H. Facing busts of Constans II, bearded and Constantinus IV of smaller size, beardless. Constans wearing plume behind crown; Constantinus crowned. Both wearing chlamys. Crown above. Rev. Long cross on globe between crowned standing figures of Heraclius on l. and Tiberius, smaller, on r. Both wearing chlamys and holding globe cruciger in r. hand. 4.45 g. MIB 30. S. 963. Brilliant uncirculated.

Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Zürich, Monetarium, List May 1991, Nr. 83.

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Solidus 868/879. Constantinopolis Crowned bust in loros facing, globe with patriarchal cross in r. hand. Rev. Crowned bust of Constantinus on l. in chlamys holding globe cruciger, facing. Bust of Eudocia Ingerina in loros facing, holding cruciform sceptre. Between them a cross. 4.31 g. DOC 3. Sear 1703. Ratto -. Extremely rare. Very fine-almost very fine.

Ex Bank Leu, Zürich. January 1965.

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Solidus 912/913. Constantinopolis Christ, with cross nimbus, enthroned facing and wearing pallium and colobium. His r. hand raised in benediction, Book of Gospels in l. hand. Rev. Crowned figure of Alexander standing facing, wearing divitisium and loros, in r. hand globe cruciger; his l. hand is extended to St. Alexander on r. who stands ¾ facing to l., wearing pallium and colobium. He crowns the emperor with his r. hand and holds cross in l. hand. 4.22 g. DOC 2. S. 1737. Extremely rare. Very fine.

Ex Bank Leu, Zürich. January 1967.

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Histamenon nomisma (solidus) 1028/1034. Constantinopolis Christ enthroned facing. Rev. Emperor on l. standing facing, being crowned by Virgin with nimbus standing on r., facing. 4.39 g. R. 1973. S. 1819. Very fine.

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Tetarteron nomisma 1042/1055. Nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium and raising r. hand in benediction; Book of Gospels in l. hand. Pellets in cross nimbus. Rev. Crowned bust facing, wearing jewelled chlamys and holding sceptre with trefol top in r. hand and globe cruciger in l. hand. 4.03 g. S. 1832. R. 1985. Brilliant uncirculated.

Ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Zurich, Monetarium. List May 1992. Nr. 87. Reverse cover coin!

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- -. Mauricius Tiberius. Tremissis. Heraclius. Tremissis. Constans II. Tremissis. Fine. (3)

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- -. Constans II. Tremissis. Justinian II. Semissis. Constantinus IV. Semissis. Fine. (3)

- -. Mauricius Tiberius. Solidus. Michael VII. 2 Histamenons. Michael VIII. Hyperpyron. Fine. (4)

- -. Andronicus II and Michael IX. 3 Hyperpyrons. Fine. (3)

- -. 23 Bronzes from Mauricius Tiberius to end of the empire. Fine-about extremely fine. (23)

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1/4 Siliqua 493/518. Ravenna In Name of Anastasius. D N ANASTA - SIVS AVG Cuirassed bust with pearl diadem to r. Rev. Monogram between cross and dot. 0.70 g. Hahn, MIB -. Kraus -. Metlich 45 c. Rare. Extremely fine-uncirculated.

Ex Artemide Aste 35, San Marino. 2011. Lot 263.

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Tremissis 6/7th century. With title Justinus I. D N IVSTI - NVS P P LVC Bust with pearl diadem and cross on chest to r. Rev. VICTOR - AIAVCSV / CONOB Victory advancing to r. with wreath and branch. 1.51 g. Grierson & Blackburn 188 var. Belfort 5169 var. (Merovingians). Tomasini 188. Almost extremely fine.

Ex UBS Auction 52, Zurich. September 11, 2001. Lot 349.

-. Mixed lot of 56 bronzes (Celtic, Greek, Roman, Provincial), 2 lead seal, 2 clay moulds for folles, 1 celtic drachm, 1 Parthian drachm, 1 Roman denarius. 2 small Greek silver coins. Sicily 2 Tari 1700. Very good-very fine. (68)

-. Mixed lot of 23 bronzes (Celtic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine). Generally very fine. (23)

-. Corinth. Stater. Two small silver fractions from Teos and Samos. Siculo-Punic bronze. Ptolemaic bronze. Roman Republic. 3 denarii.2 Bronzes. Very fine. (10)

-. Large lot of 24 silver and 89 bronze coins from Greek states, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. In addition 3 Paduan medals. Fine-very fine. (116)

-. 10 south Italian silver fractions. 5 small bronzes. 1 bronze weight? 1 Arab dirhem. Fine-about very fine. (17)

-. Mixed lot of 8 late Roman-Byzantine weights, 15 small seals. 1 large seal. 2 buttons. Fine-very fine. (26)