Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3534 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $500
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SOLD $500
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 641-646, (4.41 g), 7th officina, obv. bust facing of Constans beardless, wearing chlamys and crown, around dN CONStAN TINUS PP AV, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOBS, around VICTORIA AVGUH, (S.940, DOW 3, MIB 7). Minor weakness on obverse legend, otherwise good very fine/extremely with some mint bloom, very scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 42 (lot 2061).
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Lot 3532
HERACLIUS, (610-641), gold solidus, issued 639-641, Constantinople mint, 4th officina, (4.41 g), Class IVB, obv. ...
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Lot 3533
HERACLIUS, (610-641), gold semissis, Constantinople mint, issued 613-641, (2.17 g), obv. diademed, draped and cuirassed ...
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Lot 3534 This lot
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 641-646, (4.41 g), 7th officina, obv. bust ...
Estimate $500
Lot 3535
CONSTANS II, with Constantine IV, (641-668 A.D.), gold solidus (4.49 g), Constantinople mint, 1st officina, ...
Estimate $750
Lot 3536
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, Officina S, (1.42 g), obv. diademed, draped and ...
Estimate $150