Ancient Gold


Lot 4527 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $700
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $640
THEOPHILUS, (A.D. 829-842), gold solidus, issued at Syracuse mint in A.D. 831-842, (3.782 grams), obv. facing bust of Theophilus, crowned with cross, holding cross potent and wearing chlamys, around **Q*EO FILOS, rev. facing bust of Theophilus, wearing loros, cross on head, holding cross on globe, around **Q*EO FILOS, (S.1670, DOC 24, BMC 31-33, R.-). Extremely fine and very scarce.
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