Ancient Gold
Lot 2164 Ancient Gold
Estimate $350
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SOLD $360
PHOCAS, (A.D. 602-610), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, (4.438 grams), issued A.D. 602-603, Officina H, obv. Phocas facing bust, bearded, wearing pendilla and cuirass, paludamentum and crown, holding cross, around ON FOCAS PERP AVI, rev. Angel facing, holding in right hand long staff, with partial chi-rho symbol at top, in left hand globe with cross above, around VICTORI A AVGG H, (S.616, DOC [1x]). Broad flan, weak on parts of the legend, nearly extremely fine and an unpublished officina.
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