Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 3542 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $520
MICHAEL II AND THEOPHILUS, (821-829), gold solidus, (3.86 g), struck at Syracuse mint, obv. Michael facing bust holding cross on circlet, has a short beard and wears a crown, around MI XAHL, rev. Theophilus facing beardless wearing loros and crown, in right hand cross crosslet, around **Q*E O FIL, (S.1646, DOC 15, BMC 11-12, T.13-14). Dumpy flan as usual, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 44 (lot 1281).
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