Ancient Gold
Lot 1604 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $600
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SOLD $600
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 650-1, (4.48 grams), officina B, obv. bust facing of Constans with beard, wearing chlamys and crown, around [dN] CONStAN T[INU]S PP AV, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOBI, around VICTORIA AVGUB, (S.955 [£400 EF], [DOW 18]). With some mint bloom, weak on parts of the legend, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
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Lot 1604 This lot
CONSTANS II, (641-668), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 650-1, (4.48 grams), officina B, obv. bust ...
Estimate $600
Lot 1605
CONSTANTINE IV, (668-685), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, Class III, issued 674-681, (4.394 grams), officina E, ...
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Lot 1606
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