Ancient Gold
Lot 1609 Ancient Gold
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400
JUSTINIAN II, (first reign 685-695), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 686-687, (4.35 grams), officina I, obv. bust facing of Justinian with slight beard, wearing chlamys and crown, holding cross on globe, around IUSTINIA NSU(sic) PE AV, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUI, (S.1245 £400 VF, DOW [4], Officina not noted in any other reference). Has been mounted, surface scratches and smoothing on some of the field, otherwise nearly very fine, extremely rare, the Officina not noted, and an unpublished obverse variant.
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Estimate $400
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