Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4118 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,200
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SOLD $1,500
JUSTIN I, (A.D. 518-527), gold solidus, issue of 519-527, 10th Officinae, Constantinople mint, (4.47 g), obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarters right, holding spear, around DN IVSTI NVS PP AVI, rev. Angel standing facing holding long cross, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVCCCI, in exergue CONOB, star in right field, (S.56, DOC 2i, W.5-6, To.8-9, Ra.385, MIBE 3, Hahn 3). Full large flan, well centred, good extremely fine, with mint lustre, very scarce.
Ex CNG Triton XX, January 10-11, 2017 (lot 991), from the Goldman Collection and previously from Vilmar Numismatics, June 2012.
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