Ancient Byzantine Gold Coins
Lot 3218 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 20th November) Ancient Byzantine Gold Coins
Estimate $750
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SOLD $600
CONSTANS II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.30 g), Constantinople mint, 7th officina, struck 654-659, obv. crowned busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys, cross above, around DN CONSTATINUS C CONSTI, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around VICTORIA AVGUZ in exergue CONOB, (S.959, DOC 25g, MIB 26). Light weakness on reverse, nearly uncirculated and very scarce.
In NGC encapsulation graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 1/5. Ex CNG, Triton XV, Auction Sale, New York, (lot 1597).
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Lot 3218 This lot
CONSTANS II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.30 g), Constantinople mint, 7th officina, ...
Estimate $750
Lot 3219
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Lot 3220
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