Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 2698 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 441 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Michael VII Ducas, with Maria, 1071-1078. Tetarteron (Electrum, 21 mm, 3.99 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis. + ΘKE R-OHΘ Nimbate bust of Virgin facing, wearing tunic and maphorion, holding with both hands medallion of the Infant Christ; in fields, MHP – ΘV. Rev. + MIXAHA S MAPIA Crowned facing busts of Michael VII, with short beard on the left and wearing loros and crown surmounted by cross with pendilia, and Maria on the right, wearing loros and crown surmounted by cross with pendilia, holding long cross with ornamented shaft between them. DOC 5. SB 1872. Scrapes and scratches and struck from worn dies, otherwise, very fine. From an American collection, privately acquired from Ariadne Galleries prior to 1982, and reportedly acquired in a Peus sale in 1969. Starting price: 75 CHF |