Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3525 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $500
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SOLD $460
JUSTINIAN I, (A.D.527-565), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.21 g), issued 545-565, 5th officina, obv. bust of Justinian I facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC around, rev. Angel facing in tunic and cloak, in right hand long cross, globe in left hand cross above, star to right, around VICTORI A AVCCCE, CONOB in exergue, (S.140, DOC 8d, MIBE 6). Extremely fine with mint bloom.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 40 (lot 2625).
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