byzantine coinage - Coin Auctions
 Lot 3112 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Basil I, the Macedonian. Gold Solidus (5.4 g), AD 867-886. Constantinople. + IhS XPS REX REGNATIM, Christ enthroned facing, wearing nibate crown, pallium and colobium; right hand, raised in benediction; left hand, on book of Gospels. Reverse: Facing busts of Basil, with beard and wearing loros on left, and Constantine, beardless and wearing chlamys on right; both, crowned and holding between them patriarchal cross. SB 1704; DOC 2. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3107 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Maurice Tiberius, AD 582-602. Constantinople. O N mAVRC Tib PP AVG, draped cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet and holding a globus cruciger. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG (officiana letter), Angel standing facing, holding a long staff surmounted by a staurogram, in right hand, and globus cruciger, in left; in exergue, CONOB. SB 478; DOC 5. Numismatic Corporation grade AU 55; Our grade Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3113 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Basil I, the Macedonian. Gold Solidus (4.22 g), AD 867-886. + IhS XPS REX REGNANTIM *, Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus crown, pallium, and colobium, raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels. Reverse: bASILIOS ET ConSTANT AGG b, facing busts of Basil, on left with short beard and wearing loros, and Constantine, on right beardless wearing chlamys; both, crowned and holding patriarchal cross between them. Clipped. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5; wavy flan. Estimated Value $500 - 550 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3108 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Phocas. Gold Solidus (4.46 g), AD 602-610. Constantinople. O N FOCUS PERP AVG, draped and cuirassed bust of Phocus facing, wearing crown; holding, globus cruciger. Reverse: VICTORI[A] AVGG, E (officina letter), Angel standing facing, holding a long staff surmounted by a staurogram, in right hand, and globus cruciger, in left; in exergu, CONOB. SB 618; DOC 5. Areas of weakness including legend, which is incomplete, and on the angel's face. Scratches on reverse. NGC grade MS; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5, scuff; Our grade Very Fine Plus. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3114 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Constantine IX Monomachus. (4.4g), AD 1042-1055. Constantinople. + IhS XIS REX REGNAntinm, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus crown, pallium and colombiam, raising right hand in benediction; left hand, book of Gospels. Reverse: +CwnS-TanTn bASILEUS RM, bust of Constantine IX facing, wearing crown and loros, holding long cross and globe surmounted by pelleted cross. SB 1830; DOC 3. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3109 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Heraclius. Gold Solidus (4.4 g), AD 610-641. Constantinople. dd NN hERACLIS Et hERA COnst PP AVG, Facing busts of Heraclius, on left with short beard, and Heraclius Constantine, right without beard; both wear, chlamys and elaborate crown with cross; above, cross. Reverse: VICTORIA AVG E (officina letter), cross potent on three steps; below, CONOB. SB 734; DOC 8. Some scratches on reverse. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3115 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Michael VII Ducas. Gold Histamenon (4.3 g), AD 1071-1078. Constantinople. Bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; across field, IC-XC. Reverse: + MIX-AH bACIEC, crowned bust of Michael VII facing, wearing loros, holding labarum and globus-cruciger. DOC 2a; SB 1868. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3110 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Leontius. Gold Solidus (4.4 g), AD 695-698. Constantinople. D LEO-N P(?) AV, crowned bust facing, holding akakia and globus cruciger. Reverse: VICTORIA AVG , cross potent set on three steps; in exergue, CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; SB 1330. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3116 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Manuel I Comnenus. Electrum Aspron Trachy (4.1 g), AD 1143-1180. Constantinople. Christ facing on dais, bearded and wearing nimbus crown, pallium, and colobium; left field IC above star; right field, XC above star. Reverse: MANUHA left, Manuel, bearded on left, and St. Theodore, bearded and nimbate on right, both stand facing; holding between them, patriarchal cross with globus at base; Manuel wears crown, division and loros, and holds sheathed sword in right; St. Theodore is in military attire and holds sheathed sword; right field, legend. SB 1959; BN 6-11. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
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 Lot 3111 - byzantine coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85Theophilus. Gold Solidus (4.3 g), AD 829-842. Constantinople. *FILOS bASILE, bust of Theophilus facing, with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding patriarchal cross and akakia. Reverse: +mIXAHL S ConStanTin, bust of Micheal II facing, on left with short beard, and Constantine facing, on right beardless, both wearing crown and chlamys; between heads, cross. SB 1653; DOC 3. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #85byzantine coinage |
