Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4761 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $1,000
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SOLD $1,200
CONSTANTINE VII AND ROMANUS II, (A.D.913-959), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from A.D. 945, (4.39 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). Small scratched X on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 41 (lot 2322).
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