Ancient Gold
Lot 3172 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $290
PHOCAS, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.43 grams), issued A.D. 603-607, Officina Z, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around ON FOCAS PERP AVI, rev. Angel facing, holding in right hand long staff, with partial chi-rho symbol at top, in left hand globe with cross above, around VICTORIA AVG[G] I, (S.618, DOC 5j). Broad flan, weak on parts of the legend, good very fine.
Ex Dr. Colin Burnside Collection, and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 65 (lot 1715).
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