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Byzantine Coins of the Justinian Dynasty
Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius, 13 August 582 - 22 November 602 A.D.

|Byzantine| |Countermarked|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Maurice| |Tiberius,| |13| |August| |582| |-| |22| |November| |602| |A.D.||follis|NEW
The countermark has been identified as the monogram of Theodore, brother (or perhaps half-brother) of Heraclius, (c. 634-636 A.D.), by comparison with his identical monograms on seals. A very rare countermark, missing from most collections.
BZ113347. Bronze follis, DOC I 31b, SBCV 494, Wroth BMC 46, Morrisson BnF I 7/Cp/AE/19 var. (officina), Sommer 7.21.2, Tolstoi -, Ratto -; Countermark: Lampinen pp. 399-404, VF, attractive dark patina with earthen highlights, weight 11.566 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 589 - 590 A.D.; obverse D N MAVRC - TIbER PP AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield in left hand ornamented with horseman, countermark: monogram in a 7.5mm round punch; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, ANNO left, ςII (year 8) right, B (2nd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; very rare countermark; $500.00 SALE PRICE $450.00


Byzantine Empire, Justin II, 15 November 565 - 5 October 578 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justin| |II,| |15| |November| |565| |-| |5| |October| |578| |A.D.||half-follis|NEW
Justin was unable to hold the territory Justinian had restored. Most of Italy and parts of Spain were quickly lost to the Lombards and Visigoths. Refusal to pay tribute to the Sassanids, resulted in protracted war. The burdens of office drove him insane and his successor was regent for the last four years of his reign.

This remarkable Thessalonican half-follis rarity, unrecorded in Hahn MIB II, did not pass without comment by the authors of the later revamped English edition (MIBEC): "On the half-folles [of Thessalonica] the old obv.-type with frontal bust was continued in the first years of Justin's reign as in Antioch. Occasionally it was copied from the solidi which have a Victoriola on globe in the hand of the emperor (no.68c). The change to the new obverses with the enthroned couple, restricted to the half-follis (no.70), took place in year 4. Apparently the large number of obv.-dies showing the frontal bust of the emperor (no.69) made it prudent to use them up simultaneously with the new type, so that the old obverse did not disappear finally until year 6."
BZ95682. Bronze half-follis, Hahn MIBEC 68c (2 spec.; 1 for year 1), Hahn MIB II -, DOC I -, Morrisson BnF -, Sommer -, Wroth BMC -, Ratto -, SBCV -, EBCC -, aVF/gVF, mostly bare metal but pleasingly toned, slightly irregular flan, uneven strike, Victory on globe clear, weight 5.217 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, die axis 180o, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, 565 - 566 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTI-NVS P P AV[G?], cuirassed bust facing in plumed helmet with diadem, holding Victoriola (statuette of Victory) on globe in right hand and shield supported by left; reverse large K (20 nummi) between ANNO (year) on left and •I on right, cross above, TES below; extremely rare; $350.00 SALE PRICE $315.00


Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 4 April 527 - 14 November 565 A.D.

|Justinian| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justinian| |I,| |4| |April| |527| |-| |14| |November| |565| |A.D.||follis|NEW
The obverse legend is blundered nonsense, which David Sear notes is typical after regnal year 35.
BZ114456. Bronze follis, DOC I 234, Ratto 671, Morrisson BnF 4/An/AE/59, Sommer 4.92, Hahn MIB 150, SBCV 223, Wroth BMC -, Tolstoi - , F, broad flan, green patina, weight 17.696 g, maximum diameter 35.3 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Theoupolis-Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 564 - 565 A.D.; obverse helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield on left shoulder with horseman ornamentation, cross right, blundered nonsense obverse legend; reverse large M (40 nummi), between A/N/N/O (year) in column left and X/X/X/ςII (38) in column right, cross above, Γ (3rd officina) below, THEYP (Theoupolis) in exergue; big 35mm bronze!; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00


Byzantine Empire, Justin II, 15 November 565 - 5 October 578 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justin| |II,| |15| |November| |565| |-| |5| |October| |578| |A.D.||decanummium|
Justin II was the nephew of Justinian, a son of Vigilantia and Dulcidio, Justinian's sister and brother-in-law. His siblings included Marcellus and Praejecta. With Sophia he had a daughter Arabia and possibly a son, Justus, who died young. He also had a niece named Helena.
BZ110607. Bronze decanummium, DOC I 200, Morrisson BnF 5/CT/AE/19, Wroth BMC 271, Sommer 5.59, Hahn MIBEC 80a, SBCV 400, Tolstoi 245, Ratto 912, VF, overstruck on an earlier Carthage mint bronze of Justinian, porous, weight 5.241 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 572 - 573/8 A.D.; obverse D N IV N SO (or similar), facing busts of Justin, on left, helmeted and cuirassed, and Sophia, on right, wearing crown and tunic, cross above between their heads, VITA in exergue; reverse Large I between N M (10 nummi) ; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00


Byzantine Empire, Justin II, 15 November 565 - 5 October 578 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justin| |II,| |15| |November| |565| |-| |5| |October| |578| |A.D.||follis|NEW
In 572, the Byzantine Empire was at war with Persia and was attacked by the Visigoths from Spain.
BZ113975. Bronze follis, DOC I 35b, Tolstoi 92, Sommer 5.11, SBCV 360, Morrison BnF 5/Cp/AE/28 var. (officina), Wroth BMC -, Ratto -, Hahn MIB -, Choice gF, well centered, dark green patina, weight 14.809 g, maximum diameter 30.2 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 572 - 573 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINVS P P AV, Justin II (on left) and Sophia (on right) seated side-by-side facing on a double throne, both are nimbate, he holds a globus cruciger, she holds a cruciform scepter; reverse large M (40 nummi), Christogram (chi-rho ligature) above, A/N/N/O left, Σ/II (year 8) right, Γ (3rd officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00


Byzantine Empire, Focas, 23 November 602 - 5 October 610 A.D.

|Focas|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Focas,| |23| |November| |602| |-| |5| |October| |610| |A.D.||follis|NEW
Only regnal year 1 (with officina A or B) is known for this type. In the Dumbarton Oaks catalog, Grierson notes for this and other Phocas bronze coins of Cyzicus the officina letter is regularly out of alignment with the letters KYZ, which are centrally placed below the mark of value. This implies that the officina letter was added later. On our coin the officina letter is much smaller than the mintmark, cramped and weak. It appears to be an A, for the first officina.
BZ114009. Bronze follis, DOC II.1 69a, Morrisson BnF 8/Cy/AE/01, Wroth BMC 81, Tolstoi 139, Ratto 1267, Hahn MIB II 75, SBCV 664, Sommer 9.46, aVF, broad flan, dark patina with highlighting earthen deposits, obv. upper right/rev. lower right weakly struck, slight double strike on rev., weight 12.938 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, 602 - 603 A.D.; obverse d N FOCAS - PERP AVC, Phocas, on left, standing facing, crowned, globus cruciger in right hand; Leontia, on right, standing facing crowned and nimbate, holding cruciform scepter transversely in right hand, [crown between heads?], wreath border; reverse Large M (40 nummi), ANNO (year) left, I (year 1) right, KYZA (Cyzicus, 1st officina) in exergue, linear border; scarce; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00


Byzantine Empire, Justin II, 15 November 565 - 5 October 578 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justin| |II,| |15| |November| |565| |-| |5| |October| |578| |A.D.||follis|
Justin II was the nephew of Justinian, a son of Vigilantia and Dulcidio, Justinian's sister and brother-in-law. His siblings included Marcellus and Praejecta. With Sophia he had a daughter Arabia and possibly a son, Justus, who died young. He also had a niece named Helena.
BZ99040. Bronze follis, DOC I 97a, Morrisson BnF 5/Ni/AE/17, Wroth BMC 137, Hahn MIB 46b, Sommer 5.27, SBCV 369, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, gVF, nice green patina, uneven strike, edge ragged with small edge splits, weight 12.801 g, maximum diameter 29.8 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 571 - 572 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTI-NVS P P AV, Justin and Sophia, nimbate, enthroned facing, globus cruciger in his right, cruciform scepter in her right, cross between heads; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and ΣI (regnal year 7), cross above, A (officina 1) below, NIKO in exergue; $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00


Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 4 April 527 - 14 November 565 A.D.

|Justinian| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justinian| |I,| |4| |April| |527| |-| |14| |November| |565| |A.D.||follis|
Justinian's sole rule lasted almost four decades during which he re-conquered N. Africa, Italy, and parts of Spain, codified the legal system, and built St. Sophia. Unfortunately, he depleted the treasure built by Anastasius and most of his territory gains were lost shortly after his death.
BZ112765. Bronze follis, DOC I 225a, SBCV 221,Tolstoi 276, Morrisson BnF I 4/An/AE/51 var. (officina), Hahn MIB I 146a var. (same), SBCV 221, Sommer 4.87 var. (same), Wroth-, VF, both sides off center, hard green deposits, corrosion, flan crack, weight 19.560 g, maximum diameter 35.4 mm, die axis 165o, 1st officina, Antioch as Theoupolis (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 555 - 556 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing holding globus cruciger in right, shield decorated with horseman on left shoulder, cross in right field; reverse Large mark of value M, between A/N/N/O left and X/X/G / III right (regnal year 19), cross above, A (1st officina) below, THYΠ in exergue; big 35 mm bronze; scarce; $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00


Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius, 13 August 582 - 22 November 602 A.D.

|Maurice| |Tiberius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Maurice| |Tiberius,| |13| |August| |582| |-| |22| |November| |602| |A.D.||follis|
Antioch was renamed Theoupolis after it was nearly destroyed by an earthquake on 29 November 528.
BZ114642. Bronze follis, DOC I 164c, Wroth BMC 178, Morrisson BnF 7/An/AE/33, Ratto 1133, Tolstoi 166, Hahn MIB 96C, SBCV 533, Sommer 7.63, aVF, dark green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 11.034 g, maximum diameter 30.0 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch as Theoupolis (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 593 - 594 A.D.; obverse D N mAUΓI-CNPAUT, bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and X/II (regnal year 12), cross above, Γ (officina 3) below, THEUP' in exergue; $70.00 SALE PRICE $63.00


Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius, 13 August 582 - 22 November 602 A.D.

|Maurice| |Tiberius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Maurice| |Tiberius,| |13| |August| |582| |-| |22| |November| |602| |A.D.||decanummium|NEW
Maurice Tiberius achieved peace with Persia and stemmed losses in Italy and Africa, but lost much of the Balkans. When Focas, a junior officer, revolted Maurice and his son Theodosius were murdered.
BZ114026. Bronze decanummium, DOC I p. 350, 201 (not in coll., refs. Wroth); Wroth BMC p. 121, 130 (Tiberius II); Hahn MIB 100; Sommer 7.66; SBCV 536; BnF -; Ratto -; Tolstoi -, gF, dark patina, highlighting reddish earthen deposits, obv. off center but favoring type, weight 2.772 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 180o, Theoupolis-Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 589 - 590 A.D.; obverse blundered legend resembling Om TIUC-TANPP, bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, blundered nonsense obverse legend; reverse large X (10 nummi), between A/N/N/O and Y/III (year 8), cross above, e below; rare; $50.00 SALE PRICE $45.00




  







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