Catalogue
Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.31 g), Constantinople mint, 7th officina, struck c.654-658, obv. crowned busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys, cross above, around DN CONSTATINUS C CONSTI, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around VICTORIA AVGUZ in exergue CONOB, (S.959, DOC 25g, MIB 26). Light weakness on reverse, extremely fine/nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $650
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Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.45 g), Constantinople mint, 7th officina, struck c.654-658, obv. crowned busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine facing, both wearing chlamys, cross above, around DN CONSTANTINUS C CONSTANI, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around VICTORIA AVGUZ in exergue CONOB, (S.959, DOC 25g, MIB 26). Light weakness on reverse, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Constans II, with Constantine IV, (641-668), gold solidus, issued, (4.28 g), Constantinople mint, Class VI, issued 661-663, 5th Officina, obv. large crowned long-bearded bust facing of Constans, wearing chlamys and plumed helmet, ornamented with cross, Constantine IV on right wearing crown with cross on top, around dN [CONST] AN, rev. cross potent above three steps, figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTORIA [A V]GUE, in exergue CONOB, (S.964, DOC 30 var. unlisted officina, MIB 31). Much mint bloom, extremely fine, weak in top right of the reverse and very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $400
Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius (668-685), gold solidus, (4.35 g), Constantinople mint, Class III, issued c.674-681, Officina H, obv. three-quarter facing bearded bust of Constantine IV, wearing helmet with plume and cuirass, holding spear and shield, around dN C TNUSP, rev. Cross potent above three steps, between facing figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTOA AVGUH, in exergue CONOB, (S.1156, DOC 10g, MIB 7b). Extremely fine, with mint bloom but weak in places.
Estimate $600
SOLD $480
Nicephorus III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.27 g), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around bust of Nicephorus facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Good bust of bearded Christ, nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500