Ancient Gold
Lot 3177 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $360
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued c.654-659, Class IV, Officina **G*, (4.398 grams), obv. facing long bearded bust of Constans wearing chlamys and crown with cross on top, Constantine IV on right wearing crown, cross in field, around dN CONSTANTINUS C CONSTANTIN, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU**G*, (S.959, DOC.25c, BMC 42, T.238-9, R.-). As struck with trace of mint bloom, extremely fine/ nearly extremely fine.
Ex Dr. Colin Burnside Collection, and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 60 (lot 1726).
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Estimate $500
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