Ancient Gold
Lot 3191 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $250
NICEPHORUS III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.398 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). Flan cracks, good bust of bearded Christ, good very fine and scarce.
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