Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 2723 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 25TH NOV) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $420
JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS, with John VI, (A.D.1341-1391) gold hyperpyron (20mm), (3.46 g), Constantinople mint, struck circa 1347-1354, obv. half-length figure of the the Theotokos, orans, within city walls with four towers, uncertain sigla, rev. Christ standing facing, crowning John V and John VI kneeling to either side, (S.2526, cf.DOC 1193, LPC 1 [p.138]). Nearly very fine, areas of flat strike, with numerous faint scratches, rare.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, purchased from CNG eSale 221 28 October 2009 (lot 552).
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 2721
ANDRONICUS II AND ANDRONICUS III, (1325-1328 or later), joint reign, gold hyperpyron (scyphate), Constantinople mint, ...
Estimate $250
Lot 2722
JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS, (A.D. 1341-1391), gold hyperpyron, (21mm), (3.42 g), Constantinople mint, struck c.1347-1354, obv. ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2723 This lot
JOHN V PALAEOLOGUS, with John VI, (A.D.1341-1391) gold hyperpyron (20mm), (3.46 g), Constantinople mint, struck ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2724
AXUM, (Ethiopia) Ebana, (c.450 A.D.), gold third solidus, 18mm, (1.59 g), obv. crowned and draped ...
Estimate $400
Lot 2725
ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous Series, (c.225 - 217 B.C.), AE cast sextans, (33.75 g), obv. Mercury ...
Estimate $150