Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4121 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $900
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SOLD $500
HERACLIUS, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 610-613, (4.30 g), 5th Officina, obv. facing bust of Heraclius wearing cuirass, chlamys, paludamentum and crown, plume with cross inside, around dN hERACLI VS PP AVC, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGUE, (S.731, DOC 3b, BMC 5-7, T.3, R.1279). Broad flan, extremely fine, weak on several letters of the legend, very scarce.
Ex CNG eSale Auction 297, February 27, 2013 (lot 506).
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