Ancient Gold - Roman
Lot 4533 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Roman
Estimate $700
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LEO I, (A.D. 457-474), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 9th Officina, issued 462-466, (4.38 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 605, Depeyrot 93/1). Trace of ancient graffiti in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
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Estimate $700
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