Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3378 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $700
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $550
CONSTANS II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.34 gm), Constantinople mint, 6th 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 CONT, rev. cross potent set on three steps, around VICTORIA AVGUS in exergue CONOB. (S.959, DOC 25f, MIB 26). Minor scratch on reverse, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
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