Ancient Gold
Lot 4349 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $460
CONSTANTIUS II, (A.D. 337-361), gold solidus, Thessalonica mint, issued 347-355, (4.238 grams), obv. pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed to right, around D N CONSTANTIVS MAX AVGVSTVS, rev. Roma and Constantinopolis seated enthroned facing, each support between them a shield inscibed VOT/XXX/ MVLT/XXXX around legend GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, in exergue *TES*, (cf.S.3988, cf.RIC 147 but legend of RIC 150 [R2-R3], C.114,122). Good fine and an unpublished RIC variety.
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