| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3257 Price realized: 11,000 CHF (Approx. 12,486 USD / 11,538 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ARMENIA, Kingdom of Lori. Kiurike II, circa 1048-1089. Follis (Bronze, 27 mm, 5.85 g, 12 h), Tashir-Lori. Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding Book of Gospels in his left hand; to left and right, IC - XC. Rev. 'May the Lord help Kiurike the Kouropalates' (in Armenian) in five lines. AC 514. Extremely rare and of great historical interest. Minor corrosion and with light deposits, otherwise, about very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 26, 13 July 2023, 6484 and previously from an important Swiss collection of Armenian coins. This fascinating and extremely rare coin was struck in the Kingdom of Lori, located in northern Armenia, which was the last Armenian kingdom to survive the splintering of the Bagratid realm in the early 11th century. The latter had existed as a buffer state between the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world since the 9th century - much as Armenia had done between the Romans and the Parthians and Sassanids in Antiquity - but under the vigorous emperor, Basil II, the Byzantines rapidly took over much of Armenia in order to safeguard their eastern flank. The Kingdom of Lori was left in place, however, although it was evidently under strong Byzantine influence, as shown by our coin, which was clearly modelled after the anonymous folles of John I Zimisces and Basil II. The reverse legend, in the Armenian script and language, reflects the standard invocation found on Byzantine coins and seals ('Lord, help ...') and calls Kiurike II 'kouropalates', an elevated Byzantine court title. This is the first coin legend in the Armenian language and indeed the only coin type to be struck in medieval Greater Armenia (in contrast to the later Cilician Armenia). The kingdom of Lori lasted until 1118, when it was conquered by David IV, the king of Georgia. Starting price: 750 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5650 Price realized: 800 CHF (Approx. 909 USD / 845 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Cyprus. Richard I 'the Lionheart', King of England, 1189-1199. Tetarteron (Bronze, 17 mm, 0.99 g, 1 h), Limassol. Crowned facing bust of Richard I, holding cross-tipped scepter in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Cross potent set on two steps, arms ending in R-E-X. S. Bendall: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart?', in: NumCirc April 2002, pp. 62-63. S. Bendall: 'Richard I in Cyprus again', in: NumCirc April 2004, pp. 85-86. I. W. Schultze: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart', in: NumCirc February 2003, pp. 6-7. Rare. Deposits and with light scratches, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. This rare issue was struck during the short stay of Richard I in Cyprus, where he freed his fiancé Berengeria of Navarre from the Byzantine rebel Isaac Comnenus in the spring of 1191. The King left Cyprus soon thereafter, selling it to the Knights Templars, who in turn sold it to Guy Lusignan in 1192. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2862 Price realized: 500 CHF (Approx. 568 USD / 524 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Cyprus. Richard I 'the Lionheart', King of England, 1189-1199. Tetarteron (Bronze, 17 mm, 0.99 g, 1 h), Limassol. Crowned facing bust of Richard I, holding cross-tipped scepter in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Cross potent set on two steps, arms ending in R-E-X. S. Bendall: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart?', in: NumCirc April 2002, pp. 62-63. S. Bendall: 'Richard I in Cyprus again', in: NumCirc April 2004, pp. 85-86. I. W. Schultze: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart', in: NumCirc February 2003, pp. 6-7. Rare. Deposits and with light scratches, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. This rare issue was struck during the short stay of Richard I in Cyprus, where he freed his fiancé Berengeria of Navarre from the Byzantine rebel Isaac Comnenus in the spring of 1191. The King left Cyprus soon thereafter, selling it to the Knights Templars, who in turn sold it to Guy Lusignan in 1192. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 3 | Auction date: 11 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 775 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Italy Venezia (Venice). Pietro Gradenigo, 1289-1311. Grosso (20,3mm, 2,17g.). •PE•GRADONICO• / DVX / •S•M•VENETI• St. Mark, on the right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner inscribed DVX to the doge Pietro Gradenigo, on the left, standing facing and holding the 'ducal promise' in his left hand. Rev. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on decorated throne and holding book of Gospels with both hands; below his left elbow, annulet; to upper left and right, IC - XC. Biaggi 2794. MEC 12, 1081. Montenegro 65. Good Very Fine. Estimate: 40 EUR Starting price: 30 EUR |  |
Match 4:
| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 3 | Auction date: 11 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 776 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: Italy Venezia (Venice). Pietro Gradenigo, 1289-1311. Grosso (19,5mm, 2,18 g.). •PE•GRADONICO• / DVX / •S•M•VENETI• St. Mark, on the right, standing facing, holding book of Gospels in his left hand and presenting banner inscribed DVX to the doge Pietro Gradenigo, on the left, standing facing and holding the 'ducal promise' in his left hand. Rev. Christ, nimbate, seated facing on decorated throne and holding book of Gospels with both hands; below his left elbow, annulet; to upper left and right, IC - XC. Biaggi 2794. MEC 12, 1081. Montenegro 65. Good Very Fine. Estimate: 25 EUR Starting price: 20 EUR |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2854 Price realized: 31 CHF (Approx. 35 USD / 33 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Antioch. Tancred, regent, 1101-1112. Follis (Bronze, 23 mm, 2.54 g, 12 h). Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels; in fields IC - XC. Rev. Cross pommée, fleuronnée at base; in angles, TA/NK/P/H. CCS 6. Metcalf, Crusades, 81. Wäckerlin 98ff. Repatinated and with traces of overstriking, otherwise, about very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. This coin was overstruck on another follis of Tancred (CCS 6. Metcalf, Crusaders, 71. Wäckerlin 95), with considerable parts of the undertype still visible (for e.g. the D - S of Domine Salvum). Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
