Ancient Gold
Lot 1817 Ancient Gold
Estimate $10,000
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CONSTANTIUS I, (A.D. 305-306), gold aureus, Serdica mint, (5.37 grams), issued from May 305 to July 306, as Augustus, obv. laureate head of Constantius to right, around IMP CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, rev. around IOVIS CON SERVATOR, in exergue SM.SD, reversed sigma in right field, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging behind, holding thunderbolt, leaning on sceptre, eagle before on ground, (S.-, RIC 7a [R5, p.493 Vol.VI], Specimen noted by Elmer [p.13]). Slightly double struck on the obverse, as struck with original mint bloom, good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Noted in Volume VI (Sutherland) as R5 and therefore as unique.
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