Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4162 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
MAURICE TIBERIUS, (A.D.582-602), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.45 g), 10th Officina, issued 583-601, obv. crowned, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, wearing plumed helmet, holding globe surmounted by cross, D N MAVRC TIb PP AV around, rev. VICTORI A AVCCI, CONOB in exergue, Angel standing facing holding long staff surmounted by P with cross, and cross on globe, (S.478, DOC. 5j, BMC 14, T.30, R.1012, MIB 6). With full mint bloom, about as struck, extremely fine or better, scarce.
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 3935), Sale 96 (lot 4929) and previously from the Triton XIV Sale (lot 1030) with their ticket.
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