Ancient Gold
Lot 4918 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300
NICEPHORUS III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.382 grams), obv. bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border, rev. +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around bust of Nicophorus facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). With superb head of Christ, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
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