Byzantine (1055-1056) tetarteron Sear-1838

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Heritage sale 3035, lot 29662
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This specimen was lot 29662 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $5,287.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Theodora, sole reign (1055-1056). AV tetarteron nomisma (19 mm, 4.02 g, 6h axis). Constantinople. IC - XC, facing half-length bust of Christ Pantocrator, with cruciform nimbus, two pellets within each arm / + ΘЄOΔΩ AVΓOC, facing half-length bust of Theodora, wearing crown with pendilia, saccos, and loros, and holding globus cruciger in left hand and jeweled scepter in right. Sear 1838. DOC 2.8. Very rare. NGC (photo-certificate) Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Spink & Sons (London, 5 October 1988), lot 294."

Source:

  • [1]Michaels, David, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Signature Auction 3035: Ancient Coins, Featuring the Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern and the Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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