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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Constans II. 641-668. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (23mm, 4.97 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 3 (643/4). Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Large M; cross above, date across field, Θ below; RAV. DOC –; MIB 224a; Ranieri 686-7; SB 1137A. Near VF, rough green surfaces.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 1667.
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Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (22mm, 6.89 g, 12h). Syracuse mint. Struck 677-679/80. Constantine IV standing facing, holding spear / Large M; standing facing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius flanking, each holding globus cruciger; monogram above; SCL. DOC 62; MIB 105; Anastasi 227; SB 1209. VF, green patina.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 189852 (December, 2003).
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Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (21mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Dated IY 5 (706/7). Justinian standing facing, holding [cross-tipped] scepter and akakia / Large M; monogram above, Є below; [SCL]. DOC 59 var. (stars flanking M); Anastasi 354 var. (same); Spahr 219 var. (same); MIB 49 var. (same); SB 1299 var. (same). Near VF, green patina, part of head and exergue off the flan.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex D. Alighieri Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 81, 20 May 2009), lot 1183.
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Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo IV and Leo III. 741-775. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.91 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 757-775. Constantine and Leo IV standing facing, each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding akakia; cross between / Leo III standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding cross potent. DOC 19; Anastasi 434; SB 1569. VF, dark green patina with touches of red.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Constantine V Copronymus, with Leo III. 741-775. BI Solidus (20mm, 3.40 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 751-775. Crowned and draped facing bust of Constantine, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned and draped facing bust of Leo, holding globus cruciger and akakia; I-A(?) flanking. DOC 33; SB 1570 var. (letter in right reverse field). VF, toned, some roughness. Rare.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Michael I Rhangabe, with Theophylactus. 811-813. AR Miliaresion (22mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Cross potent set on three steps / +MIXA/HL S ӨЄOFV/LACτ·Є ЄC Ө'/ ЬASILIS RO/MAIOҺ in five lines. DOC 3; SB 1616. VF, toned, a few light scratches, minor deposits.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Leo V the Armenian, with Constantine. 813-820. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.02 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Cross potent set on three steps / + LЄOh/S COhSτAh/τIhЄ ЄC ӨЄЧ/bASILIS RO/mAIOn in five lines. DOC 4; SB 1628. VF, porous.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Theophilus. 829-842. Æ Follis (27mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830/1-842. Crowned half-length figure facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger / + ӨЄO/FILЄ AVG/OVSTЄ SV/ҺICAS in four lines. DOC 15c; SB 1667. VF, reddish-brown patina with touches of green.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. Ex J. P. Righetti Collection, 999 (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 280, 6 June 2012), lot 348.
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Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine and Leo VI. 867-886. Æ Follis (25mm, 5.66 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 870-879. Crowned half-length figures of Basil, wearing loros, between Constantine and Leo, each wearing chlamys / [+] ЬASI[L]/COҺSTA[Һ]/T' S LЄOҺ Є[N]/ӨO ЬASIL/ROMЄOҺ in five lines; cross below. DOC 10d; SB 1713. VF, dark brown patina with touches of green.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Leo VI the Wise. 886-912. Æ Follis (26mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Leo enthroned facing, holding labarum; throne has curved arms and ornamented back / +LЄOҺ/ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA/SILЄVS R/OmЄOҺ in four lines. DOC 5; SB 1728. VF, dark brown patina, roughness.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Leo VI the Wise. 886-912. Æ Follis (27mm, 6.11 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding akakia / +LЄOҺ/ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA/SILЄVS R/OmЄOҺ in four lines. DOC 8; SB 1729. Good VF, dark brown patina with touches of green, roughness.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Leo VI the Wise, with Alexander. 886-912. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.08 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Crowned figures of Leo and Alexander enthroned facing, each wearing loros, holding labarum between them; Alexander also holding akakia / + LЄOҺ/S ALЄΞAҺ/GROS ЬASIL/ ROMЄOҺ in four lines. DOC 6; SB 1730. Near EF, dark brown patina with touches of green.From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection.
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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Histamenon Nomisma (19mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 947-950. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing busts of Constantine VII and Romanus II, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 15; Füeg 15.B.2; SB 1751. Near VF.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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