Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4537 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300
JUSTINIAN I, (A.D.527-565), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.32 g), 5th officina, issued 537-542, obv. bust of Justinian I facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, d N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC around, rev. Angel facing in tunic and cloak, in right hand long cross, globe in left hand cross above, star below, around VICTORI A AVGGG E, CONOB in exergue, (S.139, DOC 8 var, cf.BNP 3). Struck on a broad flan, holed, otherwise good very fine.
Ex M.R. Roberts, Sydney stock with their ticket.
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