Keystone Auction 8
Date: 2022-08-23 00:00:00
Lots: 330
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Keystone Auction 8 . 148
Constantine X Ducas, with Eudocia. 1059-1067. Æ Follis (27mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ nimbate, standing facing / Eudocia (left) and Constantine standing facing, holding between them a labarum with cross on shaft, resting on three steps. Legend ends with TΨNT. DOC III.2, 8.5; SB 1853. Fine or better with much of legend is visible. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1970 @ $18.
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Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. Æ Follis (26mm, 8.13 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Bearded facing bust of Christ nimbate with pellet in each arm. +ƐMMA NOVHΛ / Bust of emperor facing, wearing loros and crown, holding cross and akakia. DOC III.2, 9; SB 1854. VF, overstruck. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Wolf 1974 @ $5.
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Anonymous Folles. temp. Romanus IV, circa 1068-1071. Æ Follis (27mm, 8.03 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate half-length bust of Christ facing, raising hand in benediction and holding scroll; barred IC-X[C] across field / Nimbate half-length bust of the Theotokos facing, orans; barred MHP/ ӨV across field. DOC III.2, G.1-28; SB 1866. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1970 @ $12.
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Anonymous Folles. temp. Romanus IV, circa 1068-1071. Æ Follis (28mm, 14.04 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate half-length bust of Christ facing, raising hand in benediction and holding scroll; barred IC-X[C] across field / Nimbate half-length bust of the Theotokos facing, orans; barred (MHP) ӨV across field. DOC III.2, G.1-28; SB 1866. F, overstruck. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Harlan Berk 1990 @ $10.
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Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC flanking / + MIXAHΛ RACIΛO Δ, crowned facing bust holding labarum with pellet on shaft in right hand and globus cruciger in left. DOC III.2, 2d; SB 1868. Superb and fully struck. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Kagin's 1981 @ $625.
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Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. Æ Follis (25mm, 5.01 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; star to left and right / Crowned bust of Michael facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC III.2, 14b; SB 1878. VF. Overstruck on uncertain type. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Neil Shafer 1973 @ $10.
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Anonymous Folles. temp. Nicephorus III, circa 1078-1081. Æ Follis (24mm, 5.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate half-length bust of Christ with forked beard facing, holding Gospels; barred IC-XC across field / Latin cross; small saltire cross at center, pellet and two globules at each end; above, crescent to left and right below, floral ornament to left and right. DOC III.2, I.1; SB 1889. VF, dark green-brown patina. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Fred Dickfoss 2014 @ $50.
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Anonymous Folles. temp. Nicephorus III, circa 1078-1081. Æ Follis (23mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate half-length bust of Christ with short un-forked beard facing, holding Gospels; barred IC-XC across field / Latin cross; small saltire cross at center, pellet and two globules at each end; above, crescent to left and right below, floral ornament to left and right. DOC III.2, I.4; SB 1889. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1970 @ $4.
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John II Comnenus. 1118-1143. AV Hyperpyron (30mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1137-1143. Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; throne with high, pearl-ornamented back / John, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger, standing facing and being crowned and blessed by the Theotokos; obverse legends are inverted. DOC IV 3b; SB 1940. Good VF, obverse die shift, wavy flan, scratches. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Mrs. Lepare 1996 @ $150.
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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. BI Aspron Trachy (23mm, 1.84 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1143-1152. [IC/XC/ Bust of Christ nimbate wearing tunic and kolobion, holding scroll in left hand] / Bust of emperor facing, wearing stemma, collar with five jewels, holding scepter and cruciger. DOC IV, 10a; SB 1962. Fair/VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex John Holms 2009 @ $20.
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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. BI Aspron Trachy (32mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1160-1164. M-P/ΘV. The Theotokos seated facing on throne, holding head of Holy Infant on lap / Manuel standing facing, holding labarum and globus with patriarchal cross. DOC IV, 12a; SB 1964. VF, light brown patina. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Kathy Hays 2018 @ $50.
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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. Æ Tetarteron (18mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1167-1180/3. The Theotokos Hagiosoritissa right; / [MAN]ÖHΛ ΔƐC∩[OTHC] Manuel standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and akakia. DOC IV, 15; SB 1968. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1970 @ $4.The Theotokos Hagiosoritissa ("of the holy soros" [reliquary chest]) was an iconographic type with the Theotokos in profile with both hands extended in prayer. It may reflect an icon from a chapel in the church of the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople.
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Manuel I Comnenus. 1143-1180. Æ Half Tetarteron (12mm, 1.52 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Half-length bust of Manuel facing / Monogram. DOC IV, 22; SB 1979. Near VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection.
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Andronicus I Comnenus. 1183-1185. BI Aspron Trachy (30mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Nimbate full-length figure of the Theotokos standing facing, holding bust of the Holy Infant; barred monograms across field / Andronicus standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger and being crowned by Christ Pantokrator to right, holding Gospels; barred IC XC around. DOC IV, 3b; SB 1985. Good VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Kathy Hays 2018 @ $75.
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Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus. 1195-1203. BI Aspron Trachy (28mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1195-1197. Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Alexius and St. Constantine standing facing, holding labara and a globus cruciger between them. DOC IV, 3h; SB 2012. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Hays @ $100.
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Latin Rulers of Thessalonica. 1204-1224. BI Aspron Trachy (26mm, 2.30 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Christ enthroned facing, holding gospel and raising hand in benediction / Sts. Helena and Constantine standing facing. EF. Coins of this type were struck at the Thesalonica mint from poorly engraved dies on small flans. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Kagin's 1981 @ $25.
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Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1208-1222. BI Aspron Trachy (26mm, 3.24 g, 6h). Type B. Nicaea mint. Struck circa 1208. Christ enthroned facing holding Book of Gospels. Stars below IC/XC. / Theodore standing facing, wearing crown and chlamys, holding cruciform scepter and akakia, with star in field to right. DOC IV.2, 6.1; SB 2022. EF much of legend missing. . From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Pegasi Numismatics @ $75.
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Manuel II Palaeologus. 1391-1425. AR Half Stavraton (20mm, 3.59 g, 5h). Light (Class II) coinage. Public (Constantinople) mint. Struck 1403-1425. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; barred IC XC across field; no sigla / Crowned facing bust of Manuel; sigla: -| Я (retrograde B). DOC V.2, 1440-42 var; Bendall, sigla 68; SB 2551. VF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Fred Dickfoss 2014 @ $100.
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Manuel I Comnenus. Emperor of Trebizond, 1238-1263. AR Asper (23mm, 2.90 g, 7h). Nimbate figure of St. Eugenius standing, holding long cross; four pellets on and around cross, one above right / Manuel standing facing, crowned and wearing loros, holding labarum and akakaia, Hand of God to right; two pellets on labarum staff, K to left, two pellets in upper fields. Cf. Retowski 31; SB 2601. VF, toned. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Fred Dickfoss 2014 @ $40.
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Manuel I Comnenus. Emperor of Trebizond, 1238-1263. AR Asper (23mm, 2.87 g, 6h). Manuel standing facing, wearing crown and loros and holding labarum and akakia; (star)/M/И/(star) to outer left, two stars to inner left, star to inner right, O/K/H to outer right; above to right, crowning manus Dei / St. Eugenius standing facing, wearing nimbus crown and holding long cross; O/A/ΓI to outer left, star to inner left, (star)/ЄV/ΓЄ/(NH) to right. Cf. Retowski 91-2; SB 2601. Near EF. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Kagin 1983 @ $45.
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John II. Emperor of Trebizond, 1280-1297. AR Asper (24mm, 2.30 g, 6h). Eugenius standing facing, holding long cross / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by manus Dei. Retowski 50; SB 2609. VF, toned, edge weakness. From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Fred Dickfoss 2014 @ $50.