Ancient Gold

Sale 45    13–15 Jul 1994      Melbourne

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Lot 4286       Ancient Gold

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $320

ROMANUS IV, (1068-1071), gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, Class I, obv. Christ standing on footstool, with nimbus crowning Romanus and Eudocia, rev. Michael in centre, Constantius on left (with double image), and Andronicus on right, all on footstools, (S.1859, DOW 1). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.

This specimen with normal orientation with the convex side for the three brothers, a similar specimen in sale 45 (lot 1288) had reverse orientation.

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