Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4088 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,000
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JUSTINIAN II, (A.D. 705-711), gold solidus, (4.30 g), Constantinople Mint, obv. bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head, wearing pallium and colobium, raising right hand and holding Gospels, around D N IhS ChS REX REGN[ANT]IUM, rev. Justinian bust facing wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent on three steps, and patriarchal cross on globe, around D N IUStINIA NUS MULTUS AN', (S.1413, DOC 1, BMC 18). Has been holed and plugged, otherwise good very fine or better and scarce.
Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet c.1930s.
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