Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine

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Lot 4159    Session 16 (9:30am Friday)    Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $380

JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.52 g), issued 565-567, 3rd officina, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, D N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGGG **G*, CONOB in exergue, star in left field, (S.346, DOC 5c, MIBE 1). Very broad flan, nearly full mint bloom, extremely fine, minor flan flaw on reverse.

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3213).

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