Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3607 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $450
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NICEPHORUS III, (A.D.1078-1081), electrum gold histamenon nomisma (scyphate), Constantinople mint, (4.27 gm), 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 Nicephorus 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 crack, double struck, pale gold, fine/good fine.
Ex Taylor, Brisbane, October 1982.
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Estimate $450
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