Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4563 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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SOLD $650
CONSTANTINE VII AND ROMANUS II, (913-959), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from 945, (4.33 g), obv. Christ facing bust wearing nimbus, raising right hand in benediction, also holding Gospels, around + IhS XPS REX REgNANTIUm around, rev. around CONSTANT CE ROMAN AVGG bR around, facing busts of Constantine VII wearing loros on left and Romanus II wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1751, R.1905, DOC 15, BMC 60-63, R.1905). Light graffiti on obverse, very fine and scarce.
Ex M.R. Roberts, Sydney stock with their ticket.
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