Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4158 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $400
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SOLD $440
JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 10th Officina, (4.45 g), obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, I in left field, around VICTORI A AVGGG I, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC 4i, BMC 13, MIB 5, SB 345). Good very fine or better.
Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection and previously Status International Sale 315 (lot 7742), also Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 3931).
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