Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 2648 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $500
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SOLD $750
CONSTANTINE VIII, (1025-1028), gold histamenon nomisma, (4.39 g), Constantinople mint, obv. Christ bust facing wearing nimbus, in hand the Gospels, around [+ Ih]S XIS REX REgNANTinm rev. Constantine VIII, wearing loros and crown and holding labarum and akakia, around +CWnSTANTIn bASILEVS ROm, (S.1815, DOC 1, R.1969, BMC 3-5). Good very fine/ very fine, weak in places, scarce.
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