Triton XXVII - Session 3
Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 942
Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 542-562. D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTORI A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globus in left; eight-rayed star to right; CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 22; Metcalf, Thess. 341-350; SB 138 note (Constantinople). Some luster, light scratches. EF. A bold strike. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Nea Rhomê Collection; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 24 (3 December 2022), lot 666.
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Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.41 g, 5h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 542-562. D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTORI A AVGGG, Angel standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and globe in left; star to right; CONOB. DOC 7 (Constantinople); MIBE 22; Metcalf, Thess. 341-350; SB 138 note (Constantinople). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6558178-003, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, clipped. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 1255.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 944
Justinian I. 527-565. AV Tremissis (16.5mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 542-565. D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVI, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing right, head left, holding wreath in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star to right; CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 24b; Metcalf, Thess. 364-366; SB 173E. Some luster, lightly clipped, slightly bent, light hairlines. Superb EF. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Nea Rhomê Collection; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 24 (3 December 2022), lot 668.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 945
Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck 542-526. D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / VICTORI A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand and globus cruciger in left; six-rayed star to right; Γ//CONOB. DOC 320 var. (unlisted officina); MIBE 34; SB 291. Lightly toned with some luster, hairlines, minor deposits. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 946
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (31.5mm, 13.54 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 34 (560/1). D N IVSTINI ANVS PI C, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder; cross to right / Large M, cross above; Λ/N/N/O - X/XX/IIII (date) across field; RΛVEN/NΛ. DOC 342.1; MIBE 233; Ranieri 371 (same rev. die); SB 323. Dark green patina, some cleaning scratches and smoothing. VF. Very rare. No others with this date configuration in CoinArchives. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Nea Rhomê Collection; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 24 (3 December 2022), lot 670.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 947
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Struck circa 567(?)-circa 570. helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder / Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, holding scepter in right hand and globus cruciger in left; (retrograde Z)://CONOB. DOC 210a; MIBE 20e; Ranieri 402; SB 407. Lustrous. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 948
Maurice Tiberius. 582-602. AR Light Siliqua (20mm, 1.94 g, 8h). Ceremonial coinage. Constantinople mint. Struck 583/4-602. O N mAV RI PP AVG, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right; all within double pelleted border / Cross potent set on globe; all within double pelleted border; [four globules] around and outside border. DOC –; MIBE 54a; SB 491. Attractively toned, find patina, minor flan crack, scratches. VF. Very rare. From the Iconodule Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 114 (13 May 2020), lot 1040; Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 849.The ceremonial coinage of Maurice is very rare and scarcely encountered.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 949
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.38 g, 7h). Carthage(?) mint. Dated IY 2 (613/14). D N ЄRACLIVS Єτ ЄRA CONSτ PP, crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius, wearing beard, and Heraclius Constantine, beardless; cross above / VICTORI A AVGG, cross potent set on three steps; B//CONOB. Cf. DOC 211 (for small module series); MIB 92a; SB 867; W. Hahn, "Some Unusual Gold Coins of Heraclius and Their Mint Attribution" in NumCirc LXXXV.12 (December 1977), Group B (African prefecture). Lightly toned, flip over rotated double strike on obverse, graffito on reverse. VF. Very rare. This series of broad flan solidi, tentatively attributed to Carthage, are from an interesting series. While Carthage is known to have extensively struck the small globular flan solidi, this series is quite rare and is instead struck on broad flans. The broad flan coins, however, do exhibit North African stylistic differences compared to other solidi series. Consulting from MIB III pl. 5 is a helpful tool for examining these two series concurrently. Dated by indiction years as with the small flan series, this specimen is dated to IY 2. Hahn further discussed this series in his 1977 article where we explained that "there are ... some rare solidi of certain Cathaginian fabric but of larger size ... But we can deduce from the fabric of the coins the dies were certainly produced in Carthage if not the coins themselves. The find evidence ... points to Africa" (Hahn, 537-8).However, some still find the Carthage attribution doubtful and consider it unlikely for there to be two distinctly different series minted at the same time and location (see DOC II.1 p. 43 and SB 867 note). Sear noted that until better evidence becomes available, it seems most prudent to continue listing them alongside the small flan Carthage solidi on stylistic grounds. Ultimately, this example belongs to a rare series characterized by charming dies. It is also a series that is likely to be the subject of further study.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 950
Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 654-659. ∂ N CONSτANτINЧS CONSτANτINЧ, crowned facing busts of Constans, wearing long beard and mustache, and Constantine, beardless, both wearing chlamys; cross above / VICTORIA AVςЧ ΘI•, cross potent set on small globe on four steps; C to right; CONOB. DOC 156b; MIB 89; Anastasi 124; SB 1076. Lightly toned with some luster, a few light scratches and minor marks on reverse, minor deposits. Near EF. Rare.
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Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.40 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 10 (681/2). [...] τN τ ς VC[...], helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with horseman motif on left shoulder; • to right / (retrograde Ч)CTR IA AVC P, cross potent; I (date) to left; globule to right; (retrograde CONOB). DOC –; cf. MIB 28 (for similar type; solidus); cf. SB 1191 (same). Some roughness, scrapes. VF. Unique and unpublished. This coin represents a new denomination for Constantine IV at Carthage. This tremissis features a strong resemblance to MIB 28 which, though a solidus, is near identical to this piece in iconography save for the cross potent being set on three steps. This new tremissis follows the series of solidi with the pellet to the right of the obverse bust (also seen on other Carthaginian issues from this time). Additionally, the reverse has the I to right, which Hahn dates to IY 10, and the globule to right as well as similar legends. Finally, while difficult to make out on this piece, the loop on the right side of the cross potent may also be present as is found on the solidi.The date of IY 10 (681/2) is quite interesting. At that time, Byzantine Carthage, and the whole of the Exarchate of North Africa, was under heavy pressure from the invading Arab forces. The Berber kingdoms of North Africa, often unfriendly towards the Byzantines, where likewise not all enthused about forced conversion to Islam and acceptance of Arab overlordship. One such ruler was the Christian-Berber king of Altava, Kusaila ibn Malzam. Forced into an alliance of necessity, Kusaila allied with Byzantine forces and set an ambush for the invading Arab warlord Uqba ibn Nafi of the Rashidun Caliphate. South of the Roman city of Vescera at Tehouda, the coalition decisively defeated the Arab army and killed Uqba in the battle. The defeated Arab forces retreated to Egypt and regrouped. This issue was stuck around the time of the famous Battle of Vescera and could have been used to pay the troops engaged in the counteroffensive.Ultimately, the victory at Vescera would not be enough to turn back the inevitable. Finally, in 698 a large Umayyad force defeated the Byzantines at Carthage and seized the city. This final battle marked the termination of Byzantine coinage at Carthage. Shortly before the fall of Carthage, a small Byzantine mint was opened on Sardinia which continued minting Byzantine gold in the western Mediterranean for some time.This tremissis affords a possibly once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a unique piece from the late Byzantine gold coinage at Carthage just a few years before its fall.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 952
Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AV Tremissis (13.5mm, 1.45 g, 6h). Rome mint, 10th(?) officina. ∂ N C[ONSTA]NTIN[Ч]S PP Ч, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR IA AVςЧ, cross potent; monogram to right; I//CONOB. DOC 77; MIB 49; SB 1228. Lightly toned, some obverse die breaks and die rust, light scratches, trace deposits. Near EF. Ex Gadoury (15 November 2019), lot 519.Hahn notes on pp. 154-155 that the I, IΔ, and IЄ terminal letters could represent indiction years in which case this issue would be dated IY 10 (681/2).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 953
Justinian II. First reign, 685-695. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 692-695. IҺS CRISτOS RЄX RЄςNANτI(retrograde Ч)M, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; cross behind head / D IЧSτINI AN ЧS SЄRЧ CҺRISτI, Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent set on two steps in right hand and akakia in left; B//CONOP. DOC 7b var. (officina not retrograde); MIB 8a; SB 1248. Some luster, lightly clipped, a few light scratches. EF. Well struck example of the first coin to depict Christ.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 954
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D LЄO N PЄ AV, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding akakia in right hand and globus cruciger in left / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set on three steps; Δ//CONOB. DOC 1d; MIB 1; SB 1330. Lightly toned and lustrous, a few minor marks. Superb EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 955
Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. D LЄO N PЄ [AV], crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding akakia and globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVςЧ, cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC (1i); MIB 1; SB 1330. Obverse slightly off center, hairlines on reverse, underlying luster. EF. Ex European Ambassador Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 956
Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ∂ N IҺSCҺS RЄ X RЄGNANTIЧ, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; cross behind head / D N IЧS TINIA NЧS MЧL[...], crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent in right hand and patriarchal globus cruciger inscribed PAX in left. DOC 5.2; MIB 5; SB 1419. Lustrous, some weakness at periphery, hairlines, minor deposits. Near EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 957
Artavasdus. Patrikios, kouropalates, and strategos, circa 717-circa 742. PB Seal (27.5mm, 17.97 g, 12h). ΘEOTOKE BOHΘEI in the form of a cruciform monogram; Tω Δ(OV)/Λω C(OV) in quarters, APTAVA/ CΔω ΠATPI/ KIω K(OV)PAΠ/ AΛATH SC/ TPATHΓ´ in five lines; cross flanked by palm fronds above, Cf. BLS 1743 (for similar as patrikios and strategos) and 1742c (for similar as patrikios and kouropalates). Tan and earthen patina. Good VF. Very rare and nicely complete. A wonderful seal of Artavasdus before his accession to the throne. Known from examples in various stages of Artavasdus' career, this seal features the future emperor in his first three offices: strategos (of the Armeniakoi), patrikios, and kouropalates. Artavasdus was first appointed strategos of the Armenian theme by emperor Anastasius II. After Theodosius III usurped Anastasius, Artavasdus sided with and aided Leo III in his revolt against Theodosius. In exchange for his loyalty, Artavasdus was granted the honorific title kouropalates (master of the palace) and given Leo's daughter Anna in marriage. The overthrow of Theodosius occurred in July 717. Shortly thereafter Artavasdus gained the title kouropalates, the final office chronologically that appears on this seal. Consequently, the early date of this seal can be dated to mid 717. Artavasdus continued to hold these three titles until he successfully, albeit briefly, usurped the throne for himself from Leo's son and successor Constantine V in July 742. Artavasdus successfully ambushed and defeated Constantine's forces as they set out to campaign against the Umayyads. Following the disastrous battle, Constantine fled into exile at Amorium where he began rallying support for his cause against Artavadus. In contrast to Leo and Constantine, Artavasdus was an iconodule who restored the adoration of icons during his brief reign. Unfortunately for the iconodules, Constantine and Artavasdus would meet in battle again, this time at Sardes, where Constantine emerged victorious and Artavasdus' brief reign came to an end. Upon retaking the throne, Constantine promptly reinstated his father's iconoclast policies.This seal is an interesting example as it features Artavasdus with the first three of his offices all together. A number of seals are known with Artavasdus as either strategos and patrikios or as patrikios and kouropalates. Here, one finds all three offices cited: strategos, patrikios, and kouropalates. There are five similar seals in DOC's online Byzantine Seals Collection, but none with this composition of titles.
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Irene. 797-802. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. ЄIRInH ЬASILISSH, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left / • ЄIRIҺH ЬASILISSH (archaic Θ), crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand and cruciform scepter in left. DOC 1a; Füeg 1.C.1; SB 1599. Some weakness at periphery. Near EF. The accession of Irene, the first sole empress to rule the Byzantine state, caused some difficulty for those tasked with creating her coinage. Upon the deposition and gruesome blinding of her own son Constantine VI by her courtiers, it would be difficult to continue the previous status quo of the coinage depicting the new ruler on the obverse while honoring their predecessor or displaying an associate ruler on the reverse. Consequently, Irene elected to have her visage represented twice on both the obverse and reverse of her solidi. The precedent this set would see the technique employed again in future reigns. As an additional difficulty to overcome, this time linguistic, Irene was titled on her coinage in the dative; although, Grierson notes in DOC III.1 that she titled herself as basileus in her legislation. Following the Greek meaning of the word and given the nature of her unusual rise to power, her detractors may well have thought of her as Irene Tyrannos rather than as the Irene Basileus she desired to be.
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Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 803-811. • ҺICI FOROS ЬASILЄ´, crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand and akakia in left / SτAVRA CIS ∂ЄSPO´ Є, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in right hand and akakia in left. DOC 2a; Füeg 2.B.2; SB 1604. Lightly toned with some luster, a couple minor spots of weakness. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 960
Theophilus. 829-842. AV Solidus (16.5mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Syracuse mint. Struck 829-circa 830. * ΘЄOFI LOS ЬASIL, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent in right hand / ΘЄOFI LOS ЬASIL, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger in right hand. DOC 18.2; Anastasi 542; SB 1671. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6826833-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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Leo VI the Wise, with Constantine VII. 886-912. AV Solidus (18.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 908-912. + IҺS XPS RЄ[X] RЄŲNANTIЧm, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing on suppedion, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left / LЄOҺ ЄT COҺS†AҺ†´ AЧŲŲ´ ROm´, crowned facing figures of Leo, holding globus cruciger in right hand, and Constantine, holding globus cruciger in left hand, both wearing loros decorated with a cross at end and holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2; Füeg 3.C.4; SB 1725. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 3 . 962
Basil II Bulgaroktonos, with Constantine VIII. 976-1025. AV Histamenon Nomisma (24.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1005-1025. + IҺS XIS RЄX RЄςNANTIҺm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction and holding Gospels in left; upturned crescents in upper two quarters of nimbus / + ЬASIL C COҺSτAҺτI Ь R, crowned half-length busts of Basil, wearing loros, being crowned from above by manus Dei, and Constantine, wearing jeweled chlamys, both holding long cross between them. DOC 6a; Füeg II 6.B; SB 1800. Lightly toned with some luster, minor metal flaw, a few faint scratches. EF. A vibrant strike. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 506 (15 December 2021), lot 551.