Ancient Gold
Lot 3198 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $510
MICHAEL VIII, (1258-1282), gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.05 grams), issued 1261-1282, obv. bust of Virgin within city walls and six towers, control letters (sigla) AK to left, rev. St.Michael presenting kneeling emperor Michael to Christ with scroll, (S.2242, cf.Bendall PCPC 9 (sigla 38 but on silver trachea, not noted on gold), DOC 14). Double struck and clipped flan, some weakness in places as usual, flan scratches, otherwise very fine and scarce.
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