Auction 124 - Session 3
Date: 2023-09-19 00:00:00
Lots: 278
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 741
Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Dated IY 5 (647). Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; Є (date) to right; S//CONOB. DOC 5c; MIB 9; SB 942. Some luster, minor hairlines, slight clashing and a minor die break on reverse. Superb EF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 15 (27 February 2021), lot 2369.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 742
Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AR Hexagram (21.5mm, 6.82 g, 7h). Constantinople mint. Crowned facing busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on globe on three steps; B to right; CONOB. DOC 55; MIB 150; Yannopoulos Type II, Class I; SB 996. Lightly toned with some iridescence, hairlines. EF. Exceptional for issue. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XVIII (5 January 2015), lot 1313.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 743
Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AR Miliaresion (20mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Ceremonial issue. Constantinople mint. Struck 674-681. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand, shield on left shoulder / Cross potent set on globe on three steps; palm fronds flanking. DOC 20; MIB 61; SB 1165. Deeply toned with some iridescence, scattered light scratches and marks. Good VF. Very rare. Exceptional in this grade for issue.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 744
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Light weight issue of 23 siliquae. Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck 686/7. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; star in right field; Z//CONOB. DOC 2b corr. (light weight; unlisted officina); MIB 10 var. (unlisted officina); SB 1250 var. (same). Some light scratches, minor deposits. Near EF. An extremely rare variety of an already very rare issue. No others in CoinArchives. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex MacKay Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 117, 20 May 2021), lot 668; Spink 206 (22 June 2011), lot 457.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 745
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Semissis (16.5mm, 2.05 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 687-692. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on globe. DOC 9; MIB 11; SB 1251. Minor bend in flan. Good VF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 92 (2 August 2020), lot 959.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 746
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.32 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, uncertain officina. Struck 692-695. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent set on two steps and akakia; [...]//CONOP. DOC 7; MIB 8; SB 1248. Lightly toned, clipped, light deposits, graffito on reverse. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 747
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.14 g, 6h). Syracuse mint, 9th officina. Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding akakia and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; four pellets in left field, I to right; Θ//CONOB. DOC 13; MIB 9; Anastasi 290; SB 1340. Minor die breaks, clipped in flan preparation. Near EF. Very rare. Under Justinian II the weight standard for solidi at Syracuse was reduced from 4.5 to approximately 4.1 grams. Syracuse solidi from this time often exhibit clipping from flan preparation. This 'clipping' should not be confused with that which occurred in circulation and was likely done at the mint to bring down the weight of these flans to the new standard. Grierson writes in DOC II.1 that "by the time of Justinian II ... a different weight standard, in the region of 4.10 g, [was] adopted, and ... maintained in subsequent reigns ... The later coins themselves have often what appear to be clipped edges, but this clipping may have been done before the coins left the mint and perhaps even before they were struck" (DOC p. 16).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 748
Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Semissis (17mm, 2.14 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 705. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent set on globus and patriarchal globus cruciger inscribed PAX. DOC 3.2; MIB 3; SB 1416. Some luster, lightly clipped, some light hairlines. Superb EF. Rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Rauch 110 (2 July 2020), lot 341 (hammer €6500).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 749
Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. Æ Decanummium (20mm, 2.02 g, 12h). Uncertain Sardinian mint, Cagliari(?). Crowned facing half-length figure, wearing chlamys, holding akakia / Large I; S to left, cross to right. DOC –; cf. MIB 30 (for similar half follis); cf. SB 1471A (same). Rough brown patina. Fine. Extremely rare and unpublished. Around the tine of the fall of Byzantine Carthage and consequent loss of the mint to Umayyad forces in 698, a number of small issues appear that have been attributed to a Sardinian mint, likely Cagliari. Starting in the reign of Leontius (695-698) and continuing into that of Leo III (715-717), a small corpus of gold and bronze issues have been recorded with an S mint mark. This mark usually appears in the right field on the gold issues and in the left on the bronze. Hahn recorded in MIB 3 (1981) an issue of this series as a half follis that he attributed to the reign of Anastasius II. Appearing here for the first time is a new coin of this series in a new denomination for Anastasius. This new decanummium is not only new for the rare Sardinian mint, but constitutes the first known decanummium for the whole coinage of Anastasius II.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 750
Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. Æ Decanummium (18mm, 0.52 g, 6h). Constantinople mint(?). Dated RY 1 (715). Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding patriarchal globus crucgier / Large I; A/[...] - I (date) across field; [C]ON. Cf. DOC 6 (for similar half follis); cf. MIB 14 (same); cf. SB 1493 (same). Rough brown surfaces, ragged flan, a pair of tiny pinholes. Fine. Extremely rare and unpublished. An unpublished denomination for the rare short reign of Theodosius III. During the reign of the Heraclian dynasty under Constans II and Constantine IV, Byzantine bronze coinage underwent some substantial changes. While Constantine IV did make efforts to preserve the large flan and hefty weight folles of earlier reigns, the turn towards smaller and thinner flans accelerated during his time even at the Constantinople mint. As such, a variety of flan shapes and sizes can be found for his and subsequent reigns. Later, during the tumultuous period between the first and second reign of Justinian II, novel techniques in flan preparation were adopted. Sear notes on p. 265 that the half folles of Tiberius III were "sometimes struck on a triangular flan, probably obtained by quartering the large folles of Constantine IV" (Sear, 265).Here, on this new decanummium with the distinct iconography of Theodosius III, we find a triangular and thin flan with features similar to some of the half folles from Constantinople of his reign. Given this evidence, it appears that this new coin belongs alongside his known folles and half folles. In particular, the coin has strong similarities to his half folles that feature regnal years across the fields on the reverse. Finally, amidst the corrosion on the reverse, it is the perspective of this cataloger that in the exergue, an ON for CON is present. Ultimately, this coin represents a fascinating new find and an entirely new denomination for the rare coinage of Theodosisus III.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 751
Leo III the "Isaurian". 717-741. AV Semissis (17mm, 2.16 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 717-720. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on globe. DOC 8; MIB 3; SB 1505. Lightly toned and lustrous, hairlines, slight clashing on obverse. EF. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives including this coin. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 1209 (hammer $5000).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 752
Leo III the "Isaurian", with Constantine V. 717-741. Æ Decanummium (17mm, 1.63 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Crowned facing busts of Leo and Constantine, each wearing chlamys and holding akakia / Large I; cross above; [...] - N/N/N across field. Cf. DOC 38-41 (for similar type as folles and half folles); cf. SB 1521-2 (for denomination). Brown patina, roughness, some cleaning scratches. Good Fine. Extremely rare and unpublished. A new type of decanummi for Leo III and Constantine V. While decanummi are known for these rulers (SB 1521-2), this new type follows the designs of the folles and half folles of DOC 38-41 rather than the distinctly different types found as DOC 27 and 35.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 753
Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (19mm, 3.87 g, 7h). Syracuse mint. Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; • to left / Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; C - I across field. DOC –; Anastasi 455; SB –; Berk BBS 202, lot 30 = Gemini XIII, lot 256 = Stack's (8 January 2016), lot 30192 (same dies). Lightly toned, minor scratches and deposits on reverse. EF. Rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 114 (13 May 2020), lot 1051.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 754
Nicephorus I. 802-811. AV Solidus (20mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Sicilian mint, probably Syracuse. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; C - I across field. DOC –; Anastasi –; SB –; Triton XXIII, lot 932 (same dies). Some luster, die rust, hairlines. EF. Very rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Nomos 20 (10 July 2020), lot 431; Nomos 17 (26 October 2018), lot 318.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 755
Michael I Rhangabe, with Theophylactus. 811-813. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent hand and akakia / Crowned facing bust of Theophylactus, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter; X at end of legend. DOC 1a; Füeg 1.B; SB 1615. Toned with some luster, some minor scratches, trace deposits. Good VF. Rare. From the Gasvoda Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, August 2019. Ex Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage 3035, 3 September 2014), lot 29544.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 756
Michael I Rhangabe. 811-813. AV Tremissis (12.5mm, 1.18 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 811. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Crowned facing bust wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 6; Anastasi 481; SB 1623. Toned. Good VF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Künker 326 (7 October 2019), lot 1835; Giessener Münzhandlung 84 (13 October 1997), lot 6174.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 757
Michael II the Amorian, with Theophilus. 820-829. AV Solidus (11mm, 3.67 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Stuck 821-829. Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing loros and holding cross potent / Crowned facing bust of Theophilus, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DOC 14b; Anastasi 503; SB 1645. Lightly toned and lustrous. EF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Künker 351 (25 September 2021), lot 628.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 758
Michael III "the Drunkard". 842-867. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 856-867. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing loros, holding labarum. DOC 3; Füeg 3.A; SB 1688. Minor deposits. Good VF. Rare. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1191.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 759
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher. 913-959. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 921-931. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them. DOC 7; Füeg 7.C.6; SB 1745. Lightly toned, light scratch, a few tiny edge splits. EF. From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 86 (20 February 2020), lot 744.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 760
Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (21mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 977-circa 989. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, • in upper bar of nimbus, – in left and right quarters / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg II 2.C; SB 1796. Toned, somewhat irregular flan. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 3 . 761
Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (23mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 989-circa 1001. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, •• in bars of nimbus / Crowned facing busts of Basil, wearing loros, and Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross-crosslet between them. DOC 3a; Füeg II 3.A; SB 1797. Lightly toned, trace deposits. EF.