Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4729 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $550
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SOLD $750
HERACLIUS , (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (4.49 g), 10th officina, obv. facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around dd NN hERACLIVS [ET hERA CON]St PP, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU I, (S.738, DOC [13i variety], MIB 11). Areas of weak striking, nearly extremely fine, a rare officina.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection. Previously Spink, January 1972.
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Estimate $550
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