Auction wins from the "The Three-Legged Bandit"

My auction wins from the last Triskeles Auctions arrived this morning. The byzantine lot that I won is outstanding, with some really nice desert patina on some of the coins. I'll spend some quality time taking some pics of those coins. I did get CLIO'd on a few, rare byzantine coins , but here are some of the other lots that I managed to snag. More to come later:

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565 CE) Æ ½ Follis, Theoupolis/Antioch (Sear-226; DOC 211c; MIBE 134)

Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right
Rev: Large K; to left, T-H/Є-Ч/O/P arranged either side of cross; Γ to the right




Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Theoupolis/Antioch (Sear-244; DOC 271; MIBE 161)

Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right
Rev: Large Є with cross; in right field, star




Byzantine Empire: Justin II (565-578 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Carthage (Sear-401; DOC 194; MIBE 81)

Obv: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justin II right
Rev: Large V; above, cross; to left, P/R; to right, A/N/N/O; CAR in exergue




Byzantine Empire: Anastasius I (491-518 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch (Sear-53; DOC 49a; MIBE 62)

Obv: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Anastasius I right
Rev: Large Є with pellet above and below central bar; AAN to the right




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great bust style on that Justinian half follis!

 

Wow, those are some lovely looking Byzantines. All are pretty nice, congrats.

 

That first Antioch has style that looks a couple hundred years more realistic than what we usually see. Good group!

 

QG, your Antioch pentanummia has a cross above the head. For a site on those unusual coins with crosses in that position (which are only a small fraction of early Byzantine coppers), see here:

http://esty.ancients.info/ByzCross/Cross-above-head.html

Here is one of the finest cross-above-head coins I have seen:


Justin I. Antioch. Sear 100.
30 mm. 17.98 grams. 6:00.
Bold cross above head.
Officina Delta.
Higher than usual relief on portrait.

 

Nice finds! The Antioch sure is neat

 

If I had noticed the half follis I would have bid against you! Its a better type and in a grade and style rarely seen on Byzantine coins. What a wonderful find!