Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3545 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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SOLD $640
CONSTANTINE VII AND ROMANUS II, (A.D.913-959), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 945, (4.39 g), obv. Christ facing bust wearing nimbus, raising right hand in benediction, also holding Gospels, around + IhS XPS REX REgNANTIUm around, rev. around CONSTANT CE ROMAN AVGG bR around, facing busts of Constantine VII wearing loros on left and Romanus II wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1751, R.1905, DOC 15, BMC 60-63, R.1905). Graffiti on obverse, good very fine and scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 41 (lot 2322).
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