Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4090 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,500
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CONSTANTINE VII AND ROMANUS II, (A.D. 913-959), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued from 945, (4.42 g), obv. Christ facing bust wearing nimbus, raising right hand in benediction, also holding Gospels, around + IhS XPS REX REgNANTIUm around, rev. around CONSTANT CE ROMAN AVGG bR around, facing busts of Constantine VII wearing loros on left and Romanus II wearing chlamys on right, both crowned, between them long patriarchal cross, (S.1751, R.1905, DOC 15, BMC 60-63, R.1905). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet.
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