Ancient Gold
Lot 3174 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $750
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SOLD $550
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, issued, (4.438 grams), Constantinople mint, Class VI, issued c.661-663, Officina B, obv. large crowned long-bearded bust facing of Constans, wearing chlamys and plumed helmet, ornamented with cross, Constantine IV on right wearing crown with cross on top, around dN [CONST] AN[U], rev. Cross potent above three steps, figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right, each holding cross on globe, around VICTORIA A VGUB, in exergue CONOB, (S.964, DOC 30b, R.1605, T.287). Some mint bloom, extremely fine and scarce.
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