Ancient Gold Coins - Roman Imperial
Lot 3728 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman Imperial
Estimate $900
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SOLD $720
LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 9th Officina, issued 468-473, (4.50 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 **Q*, in exergue CONOB, (S.21404, RIC 630, Depeyrot 93/1). Extremely fine, with original mint bloom, very scarce.
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Estimate $900
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