379, Lot: 670. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BYZANTINE. Lot of six (6) bronze from the Fitts Collection. Includes: Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Half Follis. Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 3rd officina. DOC 208; MIBE 135; SB 225. Near VF, green-brown patina // Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Decanummium. Rome mint. DOC 331; MIBE 228; SB 308. VF, green patina // Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. Æ Half Follis. Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 20 (629/30). DOC 118a; MIB 171a; SB 815. VF, brown patina // Phocas. 602-610. Æ Half Follis. Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 3 (604/5). Cf. DOC 79-80 (unlisted RY date); MIBE 79; SB 670. VF, green patina // Basil I the Macedonian. 867-886. Æ Follis. Constantinople mint. DOC 12; SB 1709. VF, dark gray-green patina // Leo VI the Wise, with Alexander. 886-912. Æ Follis. Constantinople mint. DOC 6; SB 1730. VF, dark gray patina, some red-brown. Average VF, as described above. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot.

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. The first coin is Ex CNG Inventory 878213 (August, 2010); Khristov Collection; Freeman & Sear 6 (6 October 2000), lot 25. The last two coins are illustrated in Prue Morgan Fitts’ book, The Beginner's Guide to Identifying Byzantine Coins (London, Spink, 2015).