Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3346 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $780
JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.39 g), issued 565-578, 3rd officina, obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, star in right field, D N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGGG **G*, CONOB in exergue, (S.346, DOC 5c, MIBE 1). Very broad flan, nearly full mint bloom, nearly extremely fine.
Ex Dr. Colin Burnside Collection, and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 58 (lot 3448).
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