Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3548 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $520
ROMANUS III, (A.D. 1028-1034), gold histamenon nomisma, Constantinople mint, (4.41 g), obv. Christ enthroned facing with nimbus, around +IhS XIS REX REgNANTInm, rev. Virgin with nimbus placing hand on Romanus head crowning emperor, who holds cross on globe, around **Q*CE bOH**Q* RWMANW, M**Q* above between figures, (S.1819, DOW No.1c, BMC 1-3, R.1972-3). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 41 (lot 2326).
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