Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 1565 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $500
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SOLD $470
LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 4th Officina, issued 462-466, (4.36 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 **D*, in exergue CONOB, (S.21404, RIC 605, Depeyrot 93/1). Has been filed on part of the edge, some hoard patination, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
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Estimate $500
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