Ancient Gold
Lot 1717 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $360
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 651-4, (4.43 grams), officina uncertain, obv. facing bust of Constans with long beard, wearing chlamys and crown, around dN CONStAN [TINU]S PP AV, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVG[U?], (S.956 (£250 EF), DOW 19). With mint bloom, weak on places within legend, extremely fine.
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Lot 1717 This lot
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 651-4, (4.43 grams), officina uncertain, obv. facing ...
Estimate $500
Lot 1718
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 651-4, (4.328 grams), officina **Q*, obv. facing ...
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