Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4568 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $450
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $420
ALEXIUS I, (1081-1118), gold hyperpyron (flattened), Constantinople mint, post reform issue, 1092-1118 (4.35 g), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, IC XC over to left KE RO, to right H**Q*EI, rev. facing figure of Alexius standing wearing crown, holding patriarchal cross to right 'manus Dei' legend to left **A/LE/SIW/ DE*C/**PO /TH to right **TW/ KO/ MNH/ NW*, (S.1913, DOC IV, 20, Hendy Pl.3, 4-10, BMC 4-6, R.2057-8). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Ex M.R. Roberts, Sydney stock with their ticket.
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