Catalog - SINCONA Auction 51

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Constantinus VII, 913-959, with Romanus II, 945-959. Solidus 945, Constantinople. Nimbate facing figure of Christ seated on high backed throne with curved arms decorated with pearls, wearing pallium and colobium, his right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels in left hand. Rv. Crowned facing busts of Constantinus VII and Romanus II, both holding a patriarchal cross between them, Constantinus in loros, Romanus in loros. 4.37 g. Sear 1750. DOC 14. Good very fine. (~€ 525/USD 605)

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Constantinus VII, 913-959, with Romanus II, 945-959. Solidus 945/959, Constantinople. +IhS XPS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧm Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, with cross nimbus, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rv. COhSTAhT' CЄ ROMA'h' AЧGG b R' Crowned facing half-length busts of Constantine VII, bearded and wearing loros on the left, and Romanus II, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right, holding between them a long patriarchial cross with their right hands. 4.08 g. Sear 1751. DOC 15. Light clipping and with some minor old scratches. Very fine. (~€ 175/USD 200)

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Basil II, 976-1025, with Constantinus VIII. Histamenon 977, Constantinople. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIhm Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, with cross nimbus, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rv. +bASIL' C COhSTAhT' b Rm Crowned facing half-length busts of Basil II, with short-beard and wearing loros on the left, and Constantine VIII, beardless and wearing chlamys on the right, holding between them long patriarchial cross with their right hands. 4.23 g. Sear 1795. DOC 1. Holed and the flan bent and flattened. Fine. (~€ 90/USD 100)

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Romanus III Argyrus, 1028-1034. Histamenon, Constantinople. +IhS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIhm Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction. Rv. ΘCЄ bOHΘ RωMAhω Romanus III standing facing, on the left, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger in his left hand, being crowned by the Virgin, nimbate and standing facing, on the right, wearing pallium and maphorium; above, MΘ. 4.37 g. Sear 1819. DOC 1d. Minor old scratches. Very fine. (~€ 175/USD 200)

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Constantinus IX Monomachus, 1042-1055. Histamenon 1042-1055, Constantinople. +IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, with cross nimbus with crescent in each upper quarter, right hand raised in benediction and left hand holding book. Rv. +CωnSTAnTh bASILEU Rm Crowned facing bust of Constantine IX, wearing collar piece and loros, and holding a cross-tipped scepter in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. 4.44 g. Sear 1830. DOC 3. Scyphate form. Uncirculated. (~€ 440/USD 505)

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Theodora, 1055-1056. Tetarteron 1055/1056, Constantinople. Facing bust of Christ with cross nimbus, pallium and colobium, his right hand is raised in benediction, his left holds book of Gospels, IC - XC to sides. Rv. +ΘЄOΔ - AVΓCT Crowned facing bust wearing saccos and loros, in her right hand jewelled sceptre, in left hand globus cruciger. 4.00 g. Sear 1838. DOC 2. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. (~€ 2195/USD 2525) Purchased from Spink London in February 1986.

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Michael VI Stratioticus, 1056-1057. Tetarteron 1056/1057, Constantinople. No legend. Facing bust of the Virgin, nimbate, raising both hands. She is wearing pallium and maphorium, monogram MP on left, ΘV on right. Rv. +MIXAHL - AЧTOCRAT Crowned figure standing on footstool, facing, wearing crown, saccos and loros, long cross in right hand, akakia in left. 4.06 g. Sear 1841. DOC 2.2. Very rare. Broad planchet. Extremely fine-uncirculated. (~€ 5265/USD 6060) Ex auction Bank Leu 22, Zurich, May 1979, lot 453.

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Constantinus X Ducas, 1059-1067. Histamenon nomisma (solidus) 1059/1067, Constantinople. Christ Panto­crator seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing cruciform nimbus and holding book of Gospels cradled in left arm. Rv. Emperor standing facing, wearing crown, saccos and loros, holding labarum in right hand and globus cruciger in left hand. 4.34 g. Sear 1847. DOC 1a. Scyphate form. Extremely fine. (~€ 230/USD 265)

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Constantinus X Ducas, 1059-1067. Histamenon c. 1065-1067, Constantinople. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on curved- backed throne, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rv. Constantine X standing facing, on the left, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger in his left hand, being crowned by the Virgin, nimbate and standing facing, on the right, wearing pallium and maphorium; in fields above and to right, M-Θ. 4.40 g. Sear 1848. DOC 2. Scyphate form. Extremely fine. (~€ 130/USD 150)

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Constantinus X Ducas, 1059-1067. Histamenon c. 1065-1067, Constantinople. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on curved-backed throne, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left. Rv. Constantine X standing facing, on the left, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger in his left hand, being crowned by the Virgin, nimbate and standing facing, on the right, wearing pallium and maphorium; in fields above and to right, M-Θ. 4.28 g. Sear 1848. DOC 2. Scyphate form. About extremely fine. (~€ 130/USD 150)

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Nicephorus III Botaniates, 1078-1081. Histamenon, Constantinople. IC-XC Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in blessing. Rv. [+NIKH]Φ ΔЄ Tω ROTANIATH Nicephorus III standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. 4.37 g. Sear 1882. DOC 2. Scyphate form. Very fine. (~€ 90/USD 100)

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John II, 1118-1143. Electrum aspron trachy 1122/1143, Constantinople. Christ seated on throne facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, left hand holding book of Gospels, IC - XC in field. Rv. Nimbate Virgin on right and John on left standimng facing, her right hand crowns emperor wearing divitision and loros, holding labarum and akakia. 2.50 g. Sear 1942. Hendy pl. 10, 3-4. Scyphate form. Pierced. About very fine (~€ 80/USD 90)

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Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris, 1254-1258. Hyperpyron, Magnesia. Christ seated on throne without back. IC - XC in upper field. K - Θ on left and right. Rv. ΠO(….) Emperor standing on left in loros, holding labarum. Virgin on r. crowning emperor. 4.38 g. Sear type 2136. DOC -, cf. pl. 34, 9-14. Probably unpublished in literature. Extremely rare. Scyphate type. Some weakness. Very fine-good very fine. (~€ 700/USD 810) Ex auction Leu Numismatica/NAC, Zurich May 1993, lot 313, and ex auction Bonhams/Vecchi, London 1980, lot 387.

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Johannes V, 1341-1347, and Anna and Andronicus III. Hyperpyron, Constantinople. Standing facing figures of Anna, on left and John V on right. Rv. On left, Andronicus III kneeling, facing, blessed by Christ standing facing on right. 3.60 g. Sear 2466 (Andronicus III). DOC 942. LPC p. 116, 1 (Andronicus III). PCPC 190 (Andronicus III). Scyphate form. Crude striking. Edge faults. About very fine. (~€ 350/USD 405) In all published descriptions of this coin what is actually the concave side, that with Andronicus III and Christ, is termed the obverse and the convex side, with Anna and John V, is termed the reverse (this description is mixed up on p. 176 of DOC 5). In fact, this simply can not be true. While there are a few obverse/reverse mix-ups with some copper scyphate issues of the 13th and 14th centuries, this never seems to occur on gold or silver and it seems unlikely that it would occur here. In addition, the sigla on normal Palaeologan gold coins primarily appear on obverses (as they do above, below or to the sides of the Virgin orans within the walls of Constantinople on the usual hyperpera that began to be struck under Michael VIII), and that is precisely where they do on these coins assuming the convex side is the obverse. In PCPC, Bendall lists all the sigla for this issue on p. 43 as being on the obverse (quite rightly so) but in his catalogue he terms the side where the sigla appear the reverse (as 190.2 where the siglum K is visible on the plate to the left of Anna). Grierson's attribution of this type to John V and Anna rather than Andronicus III (pp. 176-177) seems unquestionable (Dr. A. Walker, May 2006). Ex Baldwin's London, June 2003.

This lot has been withdrawn.

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Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Tremissis late 5th century AD or slightly later, imitating Zeno. C N TENO IH P P V C (partially retrograde) Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Zeno to right. Rv. Cross within wreath; below, CONOB. 1.36 g. Cf. Depeyrot 44/1 and RIC 3605-3614 (for prototype). Very rare. Minor scuff on the obverse and with minor traces of mounting. Very fine. (~€ 265/USD 305)

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Wamba, 672-680. Tremissis 672/680, Ispali. Bust to right. Rv. *ISPALI PIVS Cross on three steps. 1.45 g. Miles 392 (b). Rare. Some traces of jewelry. Otherwise about extremely fine. (~€ 700/USD 810) Ex stock Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel. Tag enclosed.

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al-Mahdî, 158-169 H/775-786 AD. Dinar 168 H, (Baghdad). 4.15 g. Kazan 83. Sehr schön / Very fine. (~€ 130/USD 150)

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Fuad, 1922-1936. 500 Piastres AH 1340 (1922). KM 342. Fr. 26. Selten. Nur 1800 Exemplare geprägt / Rare. Only 1800 pieces struck. PCGS AU58.