Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3251 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $4,000
LEO V AND CONSTANTINE, (A.D. 813-820), gold solidus, (3.942 grams), Syracuse mint, obv. facing bust with short beard wearing crown and loros and holding cross potent, around [LE]ON bASILEU, rev. facing bust of Constantine wearing crown and chlamys and holding globe with cross, around CONSTATINOS b, (S.1631B, DOC 14, BMC -). Some shortness of flan on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction October 22, 2001 (lot 64677) and Noble Numismatics Sale 79 (lot 3295).
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