Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 4400 SESSION 13 (Friday 9.30am) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $600
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SOLD $400
PHOCAS, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.488 grams), issued A.D. 607-610, Officina E, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around dNN (sic) FOCAS PERP AV, 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 AVGU E, (S.620, DOC 10e.6-7, cf.BMC 6-7, cf.T.9, R.-). Broad flan, weak in places, full weight and extremely fine.
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