Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 3566 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 28TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $800
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SOLD $800
JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, 4th Officina, (4.48 g), obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGGG **D*, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC 4c, To. 5, R.752, BNP 2, Hahn 5). Good extremely fine, off-centred dies.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection and from Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1983 (item 2991).
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