Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 1571 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $750
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SOLD $600
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 2nd officina, issued c.654-659, (4.35 g), obv. facing long bearded bust of Constans wearing chlamys and crown with cross on top, Constantine IV on right wearing crown, cross in field, around dN CONSTANTINUS C CONSTANTIN, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUB, (S.959, DOC.27a, MIB 27, SB 961). As struck, with mint bloom, extremely fine.
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Estimate $750
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