Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 4096 SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $500
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ROMANUS IV, (A.D. 1068-1071), gold histamenon trachy(scyphate), Constantinople Mint, Class II, (4.36 g), obv. Christ standing on footstool, with nimbus crowning Romanus and Eudocia, IC XC, around +PWMA EVDOKIA, rev. Michael in centre, Constantius on left, and Andronicus on right, without footstools, around KWN MX AND, (S.1861, DOC 2, R.2026). Very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Ex Rudolph Pekarek Collection. With collector's packet c.1930s.
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Estimate $500
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