Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4164 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $450
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SOLD $500
HERACLIUS, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 610-613, (4.25 g), 5th Officina, obv. facing bust of Heraclius wearing cuirass, chlamys, paludamentum and crown, plume with cross inside, around dN hERACLI VS PP AVC, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUE, (S.731, DOC 3b, BMC 5-7, T.3, R.1279). Broad flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection and previously Status International Sale 310 (lot 8156), also Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 3946) and Sale 73 (lot 3170).
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