Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4540 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $350
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SOLD $360
JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 10th Officina, (4.34 g), 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, I in left field, around VICTORI A AVGGG S, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC 4e, BMC 8, MIB 5). Very fine or better, has been mounted and filed on edge.
Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection.
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