Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4117 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,500
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SOLD $1,100
ANASTASIUS I, (A.D. 491-518), gold solidus, issue of 492-507, Constantinople mint, 4th Officina, (4.50 g), obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarter face to right, holding spear and shield, around DN ANASTA SIVS PP AVC, rev. Victory standing left holding cross with reversed at top VICTORIA AVCCC **D*, exergue CONOB, star in left field, (S.5, DOC 7d, MIBE 7, W.3, To.4, Ra.317). As struck, extremely fine or better, with mint bloom, rare as such.
Ex CNG Triton XX Auction Sale, January 10-11, 2017 (lot 961).
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