Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4751 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $1,500
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SOLD $2,500
PHILIPPICUS, (711-713), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 711-3, (4.38 g), officina **Q*, obv. bust facing of Philippicus with short beard beard, wearing loros and crown, holding cross on globe and eagle-tipped sceptre, around **D N FILEPICUS [MULTUS AN], rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU**Q*, (S.1447, DOC 1i, MIB 1). With some mint bloom, weak on small parts of the legend, otherwise extremely fine and a very rare variety.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection. Previously CNG eAuction 175, 281. Also Jean Elsen Auction 91, lot 439. With tickets.
A very rare issue, only four known to CoinArchives.
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