Auction 121 - Session 4
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 246
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1077
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated RY 6 (579/80). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif / Cross potent set on four steps; ς (date)//CONOB. DOC Type 58b; MIBE 13; SB 462. A few edge marks. EF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1078
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 8 (581/2). Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Cross potent set on four steps; H//CONOB. DOC 62a; MIB III (Suppl.), 15.2; Ranieri 438; SB 468. Toned with underlying luster. Superb EF. Well centered on a broad flan, with thick annular borders. Exceptional for issue. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Heritage 3089 (20 January 2021), lot 32238 (where it was in NGC encapsulation 3989025-005, graded MS(star), Strike 5/5, Surface: 5/5).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1079
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Light weight issue of 23 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 583/4-602. dN mAVRC TIb PP AVC, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger; star to right / VICTORI A AVCC, Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; H//CONOB. DOC 7g; MIBE 11; SB 481. In NGC encapsulation 6056106-154 graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1080
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (22.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Consular issue. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 602. Maurice seated facing on jeweled throne, wearing crown and consular robes, and holding mappa and cross / Angel standing facing, holding long staff terminating in staurogram and globus cruciger; A//CONOB. DOC 2a; MIBE 2; SB 474. Underlying luster, weakness at center. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1081
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 14 (595/6). Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; IΔ//CONOB. DOC 228; MIBE 25b; SB 549. Underlying luster, very minor mark at obverse edge. Near EF. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Ed's Treasures Collection (Heritage 61238, 5 December 2021), lot 99205 (hammer $2400).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1082
Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.50 g, 7h). Consular issue. Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck December 603-604. Bust facing, wearing consular robes and crown without pendilia, holding mappa and cross / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Γ//CONOB. DOC 4 (unlisted officina); MIBE 2; SB 623. Lustrous, areas of flat strike at edges. Good VF. Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 547.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1083
Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. Æ Follis – 40 Nummi (29.5mm, 11.27 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 1st officina. Dated IY 14 (610). Facing busts of Heraclius, on left, and his father, the exarch Heraclius, on right, both bareheaded and wearing consular robes; cross above / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//[AΛE]ΞAN∆. DOC 16 (Alexandretta); MIBE 16a; SB 722 (Alexandretta). Orangish earthen dark brown surfaces, some roughness and areas of flat strike. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1084
Revolt of the Heraclii. 608-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Military mint in the east. Struck 608. D N ЄRACLIO CONSVLI BA, bareheaded busts of Heraclius the younger, and the exarch Heraclius, both bearded, each wearing consular robes; cross above / VICTORI A AVGG, cross potent set on four steps; Γ//CONOB. DOC 10.1 (same obv. die; Alexandria); MIBE 4 (same obv. die as illustrated coin); SB 718 (Alexandria). Lustrous, trace deposits, some peripheral weakness, a few minor scratches. EF. Extremely rare and choice for the issue. Beginning in 608, the exarch of Africa and his son, both named Heraclius, began issuing coinage in opposition to that of the unpopular Byzantine emperor Phocas. This coinage named and depicted the Heraclii as consuls (though neither held the title at that time) rather than as emperors, a political move that promoted the Heraclii as champions of the people, not merely rivals to the throne. The revolt culminated with Heraclius the younger's coup at Constantinople, where he was welcomed by the population, crowned, and saw to the execution of his predecessor in 610.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1085
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.55 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint (Jerusalem or a mint in Syria?). Struck 613-619. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; IX//CONOB. DOC 187c (Alexandria); Bendall, Jerusalem Type 4 and pl. XLI, 15 (uncertain eastern military mint) = MIB pl. 4, 77.7 (Cyprus); SB 852 (Jerusalem). Lustrous. EF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1086
Heraclius. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.46 g, 5h). Ravenna mint. Struck 610-613. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent; CONOB. DOC 276; MIB 125b; Ranieri 575; SB 902. In NGC encapsulation 2113106-021, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, edge crimp. Ex Gadoury (22 October 2021), lot 205.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1087
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Ravenna mint, 2nd officina. Struck 613-629. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine facing; cross above / Cross potent set on four steps; B//CONOB. DOC 271a; MIB 110d.9; Ranieri 537; SB 896. Lustrous. Superb EF. Nicely centered on a broad flan, with pronounced annular border. Choice for issue. From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Ed's Treasures Collection (Heritage 61238, 5 December 2021), lot 99218.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1088
Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned facing busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set upon three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 25e; MIB 26; SB 959. Lustrous, peripheral weakness. EF. From the Conti Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1089
Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.52 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned facing busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOBI. DOC (26a); MIB 28; SB 960. Lustrous, trace deposits, hairline die break, slight double strike on obverse. EF. Possibly overstruck on an earlier issue of Constans II.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1090
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (10mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 6 (647/8). Crowned facing beardless bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; Θ//ΔΓ//CONOB. Cf. DOC 111 (for type); MIB 56; SB 1029. In NGC encapsulation 3990718-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Ex Heritage 3053 (17 January 2017), lot 35374.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1091
Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.08 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 654-659. Crowned facing busts of Constans, with long beard, and Constantine, beardless, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on globe set on four steps; to inner right, Γ with pellets to right and below; Θ ΙC •/ CONOB. DOC (160a); MIB 92; Anastasi 145; SB 1081; Triton XVIII, lot 1305. Light scratches, clipped, die break on obverse. VF. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives including this coin. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 106 (13 September 2017), lot 875.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1092
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 687-692. Crowned facing bust, wearing slight beard and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; B//CONOB. DOC 5b; MIB 6; SB 1246. Minor scratches. EF. Ex D. Massey Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 108, 16 May 2018), lot 742, purchased from Pars Coins.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1093
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 692-695. IҺS CRISτOS RЄX RЄςNANτ[IЧM], bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; cross behind / D IЧSτINI AN ЧS SЄRs CҺRISτI, Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding akakia and cross potent set on two steps; A//CONOB. DOC 7a var. (mintmark); MIB 8a var. (same); SB 1248 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 4938331-162, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Extremely rare variety. Of the examples of SB 1248 in CoinArchives, only four exhibit the CONOB mintmark. Below we record all examples we could trace with this mark. As the mintmark is frequently off the flan on this issue, other examples may exist. A//CONOB a) This coin Γ//CONOB b) Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 169 (8 August 2012), lot 20527 ς//CONOB c) Stack's (12 January 2009), lot 3163 Θ//CONOB d) Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 131 (18 January 2006), lot 192 e) Numismatica Ars Classica 124 (23 June 2021), lot 818
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1094
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; SB 1330. A few scrapes on obverse. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 746.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1095
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 1; SB 1330. Lustrous. Near EF. Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 551.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1096
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 1; SB 1330. Lustrous, peripheral weakness. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 4 . 1097
Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 1i; MIB 1; SB 1360. Lustrous, minor marks. EF. Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 552, purchased from Edgar L. Owen.