Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3730 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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SOLD $650
JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.47 g), issued 565-578, Officina **D*, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGGG **D*, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC 4c, MIB 5). Trace of mint bloom, extremely fine.
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