Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Specialist Coinage Auction auction held on Wednesday 11th of December 2024

Lot No Description Est Image
79 Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565) gold Solidus, 21mm, 4.3g. Obv: Helmeted bust of Justinian, facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Rev: Angel standing facing, holding long linear cross and globe. S.139, VF. 220-280
80 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641) gold Solidus, 22mm, 4.4g, Obv: Heads of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, facing / Rev: Cross potent on steps. S.896, F. 250-350
81 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641) gold Solidus, 20mm, 4.4g. Heads of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, facing / Rev: Cross potent on steps. S.735, VF. 250-350
82 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641) gold Solidus, 20 mm, 4.4g. Obv: Heraclius standing, facing, with his sons Heraclonas and Heraclius Constantine each crowned and holding a globus cross / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.758, VF. 250-350
83 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641) gold Solidus, 20mm, 4.4g. Obv: Heraclius standing, facing, with his sons Heraclonas and Heraclius Constantine each crowned, wearing chlamys and holding a globus cross / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.763, VF. 250-350
84 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (610-641) gold Solidus, 20mm, 4.5g. Obv: Heraclius standing, facing, with his sons Heraclonas and Heraclius Constantine each crowned, wearing chlamys and holding a globus cross / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.763, F 250-350
85 Byzantine Empire, Heraclius (638-639) gold Solidus, 21mm, 4.4g. Obv: Heraclius standing facing with his sons Heraclonas and Heraclius Constantine each crowned, wearing chlamys, and holding a globus cross / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.758, VF. 250-350
86 Byzantine Empire, Constans II (641-668) gold Solidus, 20mm, 4.5g. Obv: Facing crowned bust of Constans with long beard, with a globus cross / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.956, VF. 250-350
87 Byzantine Empire, Constans II (654-658) gold Solidus, 19mm, 4.3g, Obv: Facing busts of Constans II and Constantine IV / Rev: Cross potent on three steps. S.959, VF. 220-280
88 Byzantine Empire, Basil the Macedonian (867-886) gold Solidus, 19mm, 4.5g. Obv: Nimbate Christ, seated facing, raising right hand in benediction, holding Gospels with left / Rev: Crowned busts of Basil, left, and Constantine, right, holding a long patriarchal cross between them. S.1704, VF. 320-380
89 Byzantine Empire, Romanus IV (1068-1071) Scyphate, mm, 4.3g. Obv, Christ standing facing on a footstool, crowning Romanus and Eudocia/ Rev, Michael VII, Constantius and Andonicus standing, facing. S.1858, F. 220-280
90 Byzantine Empire, Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078) electrum Scyphate, 22mm. Obv: Bust of Christ facing wearing nimbus crown / Rev: Bearded bust facing, wearing crown and ioros and holding labarum. S.1868 60-90
91 Byzantine Empire, counterfeit coin. Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078), gold-plated Scyphate 18mm, 2.8g. Obv: Facing half-length bust of Michael wearing crown, holding labarum and globus cruciger / Rev: Facing half-length bust of Christ Pantokrator. S.1868, F. 50-75