Justin I. 518-527. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 518-527. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB. DOC 4; MIBE 5; SB 58. Good VF, lustrous.
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Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Struck 519-527. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; Δ//CONOB. DOC (2d); MIBE 3; SB 56. Good VF, some weakness in centers, lightly clipped.
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (33mm, 18.80 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 23 (549/50). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//CON. DOC –; MIBE 95a; SB 163. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness. Scarce date.From the Macy Collection. Ex Khristov Collection (CNG Inventory 860608, December 2009).
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (41mm, 21.78 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 14 (540/1). Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//NIKO. DOC 1189; MIBE 113a; SB 201. VF, even brown surfaces, holed.
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (35mm, 20.05 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 19 (545/6). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; staurogram above, date across field; A//NIKO. DOC 125a; MIBE 113b; SB 201. Good VF, dark green-brown patina. Nice surfaces.From the Macy Collection. Ex Iconodule Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 405, 6 September 2017), lot 571.
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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (32mm, 15.77 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 32 (558/9). Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//NIKO. DOC 138a; MIBE 113a; SB 201. VF, dark green-brown patina, roughness on reverse.From the Macy Collection. Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 328, 11 June 2014), lot 639.
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Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. Æ Follis (29mm, 12.24 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina. Dated RY 6 (587/8). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, date across field; B//NIKO. DOC 96b; MIBE 75d; SB 512. VF, brown patina.From the Macy Collection. Ex Khristov Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 345, 25 February 2015), lot 554.
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Heraclius. 610-641. Æ Follis (31mm, 11.34 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 3 (612/3). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//KYZ. DOC 169a; MIB 184; SB 839. Good VF, brown surfaces, edge split.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 410 (29 November 2017), lot 440.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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