Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 4155 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $500
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SOLD $600
LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 6th Officina, issued 462-466, (4.28 g), obv. Leo three-quarter facing bust, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding spear and shield, around DN LEO PE RP ET AVC, rev. Victory standing to left, in right hand holding long cross, in right field a star, around VICTORI A AVGGG S, in exergue CONOB, (S.4333, RIC 605, Depeyrot 93/1). Some hoard patination on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom, scarce.
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from M.R.Roberts retail sale in packet described and from Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 3923).
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