Justin I. 518-527. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (32mm, 15.22 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 518-527. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Γ//CON. DOC 8c; MIBE 11; SB 62. Fine, green and brown patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (41mm, 21.94 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Dated RY 12 (538/9). Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above, XII (date) to right, Γ below; CON. DOC 37c; MIBE 95a; SB 163. VF, reddish-brown and dark green patina.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (38mm, 23.19 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Dated RY 15 (541/2). Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above, X/Ч (date) to right, Δ below; CON. DOC 40d; MIBE 95a; SB 163. Good VF, dark green patina with brown highlights.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (36mm, 19.96 g, 6h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 3rd officina. Dated RY 20 (546/7). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, X/X (date) to right, Γ below; 9HЧΠ(• above Π). DOC 217c; MIBE 145c; SB 220. Near VF, brown surfaces with touches of green, some porosity.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis – 20 Nummi (29mm, 9.86 g, 11h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 35 (561/2). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large K; A/N/N/O to left, cross above, XXXЧ (date) to right, e below. DOC – (unlisted date); MIBE 155d; SB 231. Near VF, dark green patina, some roughness.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Khristov Collection, CNG Inventory 878211 (August, 2010).
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Decanummium (19mm, 4.81 g, 3h). Carthage mint. Struck 548/9. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing facing, holding wreath and globus cruciger; *X*. DOC 304; MIBE 200; SB 271. VF, brown surfaces with traces of red wax on the reverse.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
Justin II, with Sophia. 565-578. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (28mm, 15.69 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 6 (570/1). Nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large M; Christogram above, date across field; A//CON. DOC 29a; MIBE 43c; SB 360. Near EF, dark green patina, minor roughness on the reverse.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Justin II, with Sophia. 565-578. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (34mm, 15.73 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 6 (570/1). Nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large M; cross above, date across field; B//NIKO. DOC 96c; MIBE 46a; SB 369. Good VF, dark green and brown patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Justin II, with Sophia. 565-578. Æ Decanummium (19mm, 5.05 g, 11h). Carthage mint. Struck circa 572/3-578. Draped busts facing of Justin, helmeted, and Sophia, crowned; VITA below / Large I; N - M across field. DOC 200; MIBE 80a; SB 400. VF, rough dark green patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.33 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 579-582. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Cross potent set on four steps; Γ//CONOB. DOC 4c; MIBE 4; SB 422. Good VF, a few scratches.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (29mm, 11.75 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 8 (581/2). Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter / Large M; cross above, date across field; NIKOB. DOC 31b; MIBE 35; SB 441. Good VF, dark green patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (30mm, 14.40 g, 7h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 6 (579/80). Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter / Large M; cross above, date across field; τHЄUP'. DOC 41; MIBE 47a; SB 448. EF, dark green and reddish-brown patina. Well struck, though details have been strengthened.
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (29mm, 11.37 g, 7h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 6 (588/9). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//NIKO. DOC 97a; MIBE 76Db; SB 512. Good VF, dark green and brown patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Phocas, with Leontia. 602-610. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (26mm, 11.02 g, 6h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 2 (603/4). Phocas and Leontia standing facing, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large M; A/N/N/O to left, cross above, II (date) to right; τHЄUP'. DOC 84; MIBE 83a; SB 671. VF, dark brown patina with lighter highlights.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Phocas, with Leontia. 602-610. Æ Half Follis – 20 Nummi (22mm, 5.79 g, 6h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 6 (607/8). Phocas and Leontia standing facing, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively / Large XX; A/N/N/O to left, cross above, ЧI (date) to right, e below. DOC 96; MIBE 85; SB 673. VF, dark green to black patina with reddish earthen highlights/deposits.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Khristov Collection, CNG Inventory 878318 (August, 2010).
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck circa 626-629. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 20e; MIB 21; SB 743. Good VF, flan a little wavy.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
Heraclius. 610-641. Æ 12 Nummi (24mm, 15.96 g, 6h). Alexandria mint. Struck 618-628(?). Draped facing bust (of Khosrau II?), wearing crown surmounted by cross within crescent; star to left, crescent to right / Large I B; cross potent on globe between; AΛEΞ. Bates, Copper issue UI; DOC 192; MIB 202a; SB 856. VF, dark brown patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.Although usually assigned to the Persian occupation of Egypt, Bates highlights a number of problems with such an attribution. He dismisses the interpretation of the crescent and star as specifically Persian, arguing that the symbols were ubiquitous in the ancient eastern Mediterranean.
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (22mm, 7.65 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 23 (632/3). Figures of Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each crowned (except Heraclonas who wears a plain cap) and holding globus cruciger; cross to upper left / Large M; monogram above, A/N/N/O to left, X/X/I[I]/I (date) to right, Λ (A without crossbar) below; RAV. DOC 302; MIB 254; Ranieri 610; SB 915. VF, dark green-brown patina, flan flaw on obverse. Rare.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 1658.
Constans II. 641-668. Æ Half Follis – 20 Nummi (18mm, 4.80 g, 2h). Carthage mint. Struck 647/8-651/2. Crowned and draped facing bust / Large XX; cross between; above, pellets flanking; CRTS. DOC 140; MIB 196b; SB 1057. VF, dark green patina, some cleaning marks in the fields.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
Constans II. 641-668. Æ Half Follis – 20 Nummi (18mm, 4.30 g, 10h). Carthage mint. Struck AD 647-659. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding mappa and globus cruciger, crown ornamented with cross / Large cross; C-T above X-X across field; above, star between two pellets. DOC –; MIB –; SB 1060/1059. Good Fine, dark green patina. Unpublished mule?.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.This coin has the reverse type of SB 1059, with pellets to either side of the star on the reverse, but has the obverse type of SB 1060, with Constans' crown ornamented with a cross instead of a trefoil.