Ancient Gold
Lot 3166 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $480
MAURICE TIBERIUS, (A.D.582-602), gold solidus, Antioch mint, (4.448 grams), Officina E, obv. helmeted with plume, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, of narrow aspect, holding globe surmounted by cross, D N MAVROC TIb PP AVI around, rev. VICTOR A AVCCE, around, CONOB in exergue, Angel standing facing holding long staff surmounted by P with cross, and cross on globe, (S.524, DOC. (149c), T.18, R.-). With full broad flan weakly struck, and wide bust of Antioch, extremely fine/ good very fine, rare.
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