Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. Æ Follis (16mm, 4.07 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 698-701. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif; star to left / Large M between two palm fronds; monogram above; SCL. DOC 32; MIB 79b; Anastasi 337; SB 1395. VF, olive green patina, minor roughness.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 408 (25 October 2017), lot 593.
Leo VI the Wise, with Alexander. 886-912. Æ Follis (26mm, 7.59 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Leo and Alexander enthroned facing, holding labarum between them; Alexander also holds an akakia / + LЄOҺ/S ALЄΞAҺ/GROS ЬASIL/ ROMЄOҺ in four lines. DOC 6; SB 1730. Good VF, green patina.From the Macy Collection. Ex Iconodule Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 405, 6 September 2017), lot 611.
Leo VI the Wise. 886-912. Æ Follis (27mm, 6.42 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. VF, earthen green patina.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 405 (6 September 2017), lot 613; Künker 257 (10 October 2014), lot 8801.
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. Æ Follis (24mm, 4.79 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Crowned and draped facing bust of Romanus, holding labarum-scepter and globus cruciger / +RωmA/Һ' ЄҺ ӨЄω ЬA/SILЄVS Rω/mAIωҺ in four lines. DOC 25b; SB 1760. VF, dark green patina, some smoothing and tooling.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 392 (1 March 2017), lot 642.
Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AR Miliaresion (22mm, 2.63 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Cross-crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing / +ҺICHF,/ ЄҺ X'ω AVτO/CRAτ, ЄVSЄЬ'/ ЬASILЄVS/ RωMAIω' in five lines; – + – above and below. DOC 6; SB 1781. VF, lightly toned.
Anonymous Folles. temp. Basil II & Constantine VIII, circa 976-1025. Æ Follis (27mm, 10.21 g, 6h). Class A2. Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / + IhSЧS/ XPISTЧS/ ЬASILЄЧ/ ЬASILЄ in four lines. DOC A2.24; SB 1813. EF, black patina. Excellent for issue.From the Macy Collection. Ex M. A. Armstrong Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 102, 18 May 2016), lot 1193; Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 2730.
Ioannes. Mid- to late-11th century. PB Seal (19mm, 7.41 g, 12h). + ΓPA/ΦAC ΦV/ΛACCω in three lines; – + – below / • S`ΛΟ/ΓOVC Iω/ANNOV in three lines; – + – above and below. Unpublished in the standard references. EF, brown patina. A well-preserved specimen.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 404 (23 August 2017), lot 613.
Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus. 1195-1203. BI Aspron Trachy (25mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1195-1197. Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Alexius and St. Constantine standing facing, each holding labarum and globus cruciger between them. DOC 3a; SB 2011. VF, dark brown patina with green earthen highlights/deposits.From the Macy Collection. Ex estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 384, 12 October 2016), lot 672.
GEPIDS. Uncertain king. 454-552. AR Quarter Siliqua (12mm, 0.83 g, 3h). Sirmium mint. In the name of Byzantime emperor Anastasius I, AD 491-517. (retrograde C) N ΛNΛSTΛISVS И AC (legend read outwardly), pearl-diademed and draped bust right / VICΓΛI RIΛΛV, large Theodoricus monogram; cross above, star below. Stefan 1 var. (legends); COI p. 43, fig. 22 var. (same); Demo 69 (same dies); MEC 1, –; CNG Inv. 900239 (same dies). Good VF, toned.Ex Gitbud & Naumann 24 (2 November 2014), lot 768.
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Denier (19.5mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Class 2. Curtisasonien (Courcessin or Courgeon) mint. Struck 864-877. + CRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + (HC)VRTISΛS◊NIEH, cross pattée. Depeyrot 375 (Courgeon); M&G 895 ("Curtisassonien"); MEC 1, 860-864 (Courcessin). VF, toned.Ex Simon Coupland Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 411, 13 December 2017, lot 506), purchased from ebaY France, November 2007.
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Charles II, King of West Francia, 840-877. AR Obole (17mm, 0.85 g, 9h). Class 2. Metullo (Melle) mint. Struck 864-877. Karolus monogram / + METVLLO, cross pattée. Depeyrot 622; M&G 1060; MEC 1, 934. VF, toned.
CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Emperor Charles II, 875-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.46 g, 12h). S[an]c[t]i Qu(in)tini (St. Quentin) mint. Struck 864-877 and later. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + SC - I qVИTINI MO, cross pattée. Depeyrot 906; M&G 772; MEC 1, 899 var. (same). VF, toned, die flaws on obverse.
ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Khosrau type. AH 31-41 / AD 651-661. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.04 g, 3h). Struck in the name and types of Husrav (Khosrau) II. ŠY mint. Dated YE 25 in Pahlavi = AH 36 (AD 656/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SICA I 381; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian 16 (mint attributed to al-Shirajan[?]); Album 5; ICV 2. VF, toned, light scratches in margins. A rarer mint.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan or Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya. AH 41-64 / AD 661-683. AR Drachm (29mm, 2.94 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. BCRA (al-Basra) mint. Dated AH 60 in Pahlavi (AD 679/80). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; bismillah in Arabic; four pellets to right of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I 76; Album 12; ICV 11. VF, traces of fins patina, light porosity.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (23mm, 6.30 g, 3h). Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa 660s-680. Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; to left, T surmounted by bird; [...]Є to right / Large M; monogram above; upturned crescent below; jaza hada up left; ja'iz down right; dimashq in exergue in Arabic. Cf. SICA 1, 569-72; cf. DOCAB 53-5; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 19; Album 3517.2; ICV –. VF, brown patina, weakly struck at periphery.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.93 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMN-HRJN mint. Dated AH 67 in Pahlavi (AD 686/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic and bplwy in Pahlavi in outer margin; triple pellets to left of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. Cf. Mochiri, Kirman 19; SICA 1 –; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 31, J. 1 and I. 15; Album 16; ICV 13. VF, toned, small flan split. Very rare mint.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. BI Pashiz (20mm, 1.00 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of 'Umar. ST (Stakhr) mint. Struck circa AH 72-95 (AD 691-715). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; [GDH monogram and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left]; 'wml in Pahlavi to right; [gwšn in Pahlavi in outer margin] / Fire altar with attandants; 'pst'n in Pahlavi to left; mint signature to right. Cf. Gyselen Type 104 (for type); cf. Album E46; ICV –. Near VF, crude strike. Very rare.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals (21mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Imperial bust type (Type VII). Hims (Emesa) mint. Struck circa 685-690s. Crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger; K/AΛ/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right / Large m; above, star between annulets, Є/M/I-C/H/C across, tayyib (= "good") in exergue. SICA 1, 548; DOCAB 74; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 57; Album 3524; ICV 133. VF, brown and green patina, light smoothing.