Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Lot 4768 SESSION 18 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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JOHN II COMNENUS, (A.D.1118-1143), gold hyperpyon, Constantinople mint, (4.31g), second coinage, circa 1122-1137, obv. seated facing figure of Christ Pantokrator IC XC across at top, rev. full-length facing busts of John and the Virgin, John wearing divitision and loros holding labarum and akalia, the Virgin wears pallium and maphorium, right hand crowning the emperor, (S.1939, DOC 3, 2, R.2097, Hendy Pl.9, 4-5, BMC 41-42). A few marks, good very fine.
Ex Dr L.J.Sherwin Collection, from CNG E-sale 195 (lot 340) 6.9.08.
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