Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 2712 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 25TH NOV) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $600
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SOLD $1,400
ALEXIUS I, (1081-1118), gold hyperpyron (flattened), Constantinople mint, post reform issue, 1092-1118 (4.39 g), obv. Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, IC XC across, to left KE RO, to right H**Q*EI, rev. facing figure of Alexius standing wearing crown, holding patriarchal cross to right crowned by '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). Good very fine, scarce.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, from CNG eSale 195, September 10, 2008, (lot 335), with their ticket.
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