Auction 123 - Session 3
Date: 2023-05-23 00:00:00
Lots: 250
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 776
Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus. 820-829. Æ Follis (29mm, 8.19 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 821-829. Crowned facing busts of Michael, wearing chlamys, and Theophilus, wearing loros; cross above / Large M; cross above, X/X/X to left, N/N/N to right, Θ below. DOC 10; SB 1642. Dark brown-green patina, some faint smoothing marks on reverse. Near EF. From the Iconodule Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 777
Theophilus, with Constantine. 829-842. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830 or 831. * OЄOFI LOS ЬASILЄ´, crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross in right hand and akakia in left / + COҺSτ AҺτ´ ∂ЄSPO´ Λ, crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing loros, holding patriarchal globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left. DOC 2a; Füeg 2.C.3 (this coin illustrated); SB 1654. Lustrous, a couple scuffs on reverse, some edge marks (possibly ex-mount). EF. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2019.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 778
Theophilus, with Constantine and Michael III. 829-842. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.55 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830/1-840. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross and akakia; star at beginning of legend, Θ at end / Crowned facing busts of Michael and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above. DOC 3d; Füeg 3.H.2.y; SB 1653. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-009, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5, die shift. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2019.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 779
Theophilus. 829-842. Æ Follis (28mm, 7.94 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Struck 830/1-842. Half-length facing figure of Theophilus, wearing loros and tufa decorated with pellets, holding labarum and globus cruciger / Legend in four lines. DOC 15a; SB 1667. Brown-green patina. Good VF. From the Iconodule Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 780
Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (16mm, 3.78 g, 5h). Syracuse mint. Struck 831-842. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding cross potent / Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 24; Anastasi 530b; SB 1670. Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-010, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge smoothing, brushed. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 465, 8 April 2020), lot 592; Ponterio 17 (30 November 1984), lot 185.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 781
Theophilus. 829-842. AV Semissis (11.5mm, 1.74 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 831-842. Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger / Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger. DOC 26c.1; Anastasi 560; SB 1674. Good metal for issue. In NGC encapsulation 3811719-005, graded Ch MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Heritage 3083 (24 April 2020), lot 32192.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 782
Michael III "the Drunkard", with Theodora and Thecla. 842-867. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 842-circa 843. Crowned facing bust of Theodora, wearing loros, holding patriarchal globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing chlamys, and holding globus cruciger, and crowned half-length figure of Thecla, to right, wearing loros, and holding patriarchal cross and akakia. DOC 1e; Füeg 1.B; SB 1686. Holed and repaired, overstuck on an earlier Constantinople mint solidus. VF. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 75 (18 November 2013), lot 724; Sotheby's (17 November 1983), lot 351.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 783
Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 868-879. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; star at end of legend / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 3.C.14; SB 1704. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, die shift. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 1845; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), lot 891.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 784
Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 3.01 g, 1h). Constantinople mint. Struck 868-879. Cross potent set on three steps on globe / Legend in six lines. DOC 7; SB 1708. Attractive cabinet tone with some light iridescence. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-009, graded Ch MS★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Phoibos Collection (Künker 326, 7 October 2019), lot 1847.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 785
Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. AR Miliaresion (23mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 868-879. Cross potent set on three steps on globe / Legend in six lines. DOC 7; SB 1708. Iridescent toning, some minor doubling. EF. From the Rome on the Euphrates Collection, purchased from Dennis Kroh in the 1980s.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 786
Basil I the Macedonian. 867-886. Æ Follis (26mm, 7.10 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 879-886. Basil enthroned facing, wearing loros, holding labarum and akakia / Legend in four lines. DOC 12; SB 1709. Green-brown patina, some light smoothing marks. Near EF. From the Iconodule Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 787
Leo VI the Wise, with Constantine VII. 886-912. AR Miliaresion (24mm, 2.93 g, 1h). Constantinople mint. Struck 908-912. Cross potent set on three steps on globe / Legend in five lines. DOC 4; SB 1727. Attractive old cabinet tone. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-007, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, die shift. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, Ltd.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 788
Leo VI the Wise. 886-912. Æ (18mm, 2.86 g, 12h). Cherson mint. Large patriarchal cross potent; Λ to left, A to right / Large cross-crosslet set on two steps; • to left, • to right. DOC 12.1-2; SB 1734. Earthen green-brown and red patina, a few minor flan flaws. Good VF. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Cherson Collection of I. K. (Roma E-Sale 68, 27 February 2020), lot 1336.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 789
Alexander. 912-913. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.43 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. + IҺSXRS RЄX RЄςҺAҺτIЧm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left / + ALЄXAҺd ROS AЧϥЧSτOS ROm´, crowned figure of Alexander standing facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand, being crowned by St. Alexander, to right, holding cross in left hand. DOC 2; Füeg 2.A; SB 1737. In NGC encapsulation 6558873-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge marks. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2019.Alexander, the third son of Basil I, was co-emperor throughout his brother Leo VI's reign, although he took no part in actual governing. Upon Leo's death, he succeeded to the position of senior emperor, ruling alongside Leo VI's young son Constantine VII. Byzantine sources are unanimous in proclaiming Alexander a self-indulgent drunkard, feckless and unfit to rule. He dismissed nearly all of Leo's ministers and generals, whose diplomatic skills had kept the empire relatively stable and prosperous for the previous 25 years. He also broke a peace treaty with Bulgaria by refusing to pay tribute upon his accession, prompting a long and destructive war. He was spared witnessing the consequences of his folly, however, contracting a stomach ailment and dying after only a year and a month as senior ruler. His extremely rare gold solidi bear the only numismatic depiction of a Saint Alexander, who is shown crowning the emperor on the reverse. This probably represents Alexander of Constantinople, the first archbishop of that city, who lived in the time of Constantine the Great.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 790
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 921. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing half-length busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 4; Füeg 4; SB 1746. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-011, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Gasvoda Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 791
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I, Stephen, and Constantine. 913-959. AR Miliaresion (23.5mm, 2.79 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Struck 931-944. Cross potent set of three steps on four pellets; in central medallion, crowned facing bust of Romanus, wearing loros / Legend in five lines. DOC 20; SB 1755. Old cabinet tone. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-006, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, edge crimp. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 456, 13 November 2019), lot 575.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 792
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I. 913-959. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 945-959. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, three pellets in each arm of nimbus; five pellet signature at end of legend / Crowned facing busts of Constantine, wearing loros, and Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 15; Füeg 15.B.2 (Constantine VII and Romanus II); SB 1751. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-012, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Provence Collection (purchased privately).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 793
Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AV Histamenon Nomisma (20mm, 4.41 g, 5h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Facing half-length busts of the Theotokos and Nicephorus, wearing crown and loros, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 4; Füeg 3.C.3; SB 1778. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-013, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 81 (1 September 2019), lot 694.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 794
John I Zimisces. 969-976. AV Histamenon Nomisma (21mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Half-length facing bust of John, crowned and wearing loros, holding globus surmounted by trefoil, and the Theotokos, crowning and blessing John; above, manus Dei descending. DOC 1a; Füeg 1.A (same dies); BN 4 (same dies); SB 1787. Some marks and minor scratches, scuff on reverse, a couple of light edge scuffs and marks (possibly ex-mount). Near EF. Very rare. A seldom offered type and the first we have offered in twenty-five years.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 795
John I Zimisces. 969-976. AV Histamenon Nomisma (22mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Half-length facing bust of John, crowned and wearing loros, holding long cross, and the Theotokos, crowning and blessing John; above, manus Dei descending. DOC 2; Füeg 2; SB 1786. In NGC encapsulation 6558567-014, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2019. Ex Heritage 3035 (3 September 2014), lot 29602 (hammer $3250).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 3 . 796
Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / Crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, with suspended crown above head, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.B; SB 1800. In NGC encapsulation 6558569-004, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, wavy flan. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 1310.