Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3211 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 26 March) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $400
LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 6th Officina, issued 462-466, (4.38 g), obv. Leo three-quarter facing bust, wearing cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding spear and shield, around DN LEO PE RP ET AVC, rev. Victory standing to left, in right hand holding long cross, in right field a star, around VICTORI A AVGGG S, in exergue CONOB, (S.4333, RIC 605, Depeyrot 93/1). Scratches in field both sides, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
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