Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3553 SESSION 12 (Friday at 11.30am) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $600
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SOLD $660
PHOCAS, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.430 grams), issued A.D. 607-610, Officina E, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around dNN (sic) FOCAS PERP AV, rev. Angel facing, holding in right hand long staff, with partial chi-rho symbol at top, in left hand globe with cross above, around VICTORIA AVGU E, (S.620, DOC 10e.6-7, cf.BMC 6-7, cf.T.9, R.-). Extremely fine, proof-like field, nearly as struck with some mint bloom.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 79 (lot 3345). The dNN in the obverse legend in known on various issues in DOC eg in illustrated numbers 10e.7.
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Estimate $600
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