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Sale 59
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 2540 |
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Anastasius I, 491-518. Gold Solidus (4.47 gr). Constantinople. Helmeted bust ¾ facing r., spear behind head. Reverse: Victory standing left holding staff topped with reversed Chi-Rho. D.O. 6b; S. 4. Well struck with wide margins and full legends. NGC graded Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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| Realized
$1,121 |
Lot 2541 |
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Justin I, 518-527. Gold Solidus (4.43 gr). Constantinople. Bust ¾ facing right, spear behind head. Reverse: Angel standing facing, holds long cross and globus with star below. D.O. 2a; S. 56. A perfectly struck example. NGC graded Choice Mint State. Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400.
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| Realized
$1,725 |
Lot 2542 |
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Justin I, 518-527. Gold Solidus (4.43 g) minted at Constantinople. Helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarter facing to right of Justin I, holding spear and shield. Reverse: Victory standing left holding long staff; star in left field. D.O. 1; S. 55. Light edge marks. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized
$805 |
Lot 2543 |
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Byzantine Empire. Justinian I, 527-565. Gold Solidus (4.43 g) minted at Constantinople. Small facing bust of the emperor holding globe cruciger. Reverse: Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus, star below. D.O. 8d; S. 139. A superb and perfectly perserved specimen. NGC graded Gem Mint State: Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5. Fine Style.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200.
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| Realized
$2,990 |
Lot 2544 |
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Byzantine Empire. Justinian I, 527-565. Gold Solidus (4.41 g) minted at Constantinople. Bust three-quarter facing right, spear behind head. Reverse: Angel standing facing. D.O. 3a; S. 137. Perfectly struck on a huge flan with full legends. An absolute gem specimen. NGC graded Choice Mint State: Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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| Realized
$1,610 |
Lot 2545 |
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Byzantine Empire. Justinian I, 527-565. Gold Solidus (4.44 g) minted at Constantinople. Large facing bust holding globus cruciger. Reverse: Angel standing facing. D.O. 8g; S. 139. Perfectly struck with the head of the emperor in high relief. NGC graded Gem Mint State: Strike 5/5; Surface 5/5.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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| Realized
$2,128 |
Lot 2546 |
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Phocas, 602-610. Gold Solidus (4.47 g) minted at Constantinople. Draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown and holding cross. Reverse: Angel facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger. D.O. 10; S. 620. Weak areas, as often seen. Lustrous Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized
$414 |
Lot 2547 |
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Phocas, 602-610. Gold Solidus (4.32 g) minted at Constantinople. Facing, crowned bust of Phocas holding globus cruciger. Reverse: Angel standing, facing, with globus cruciger and long staff. D.O. 10; S. 620. Usual weakly struck areas, lustrous. NGC graded MS: Strike 4/5; Surface 3/5; clipped.
The NGC grades of "MS" (Mint State) and "UNC" (Uncirculated) are not normally used for ancient coins.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized
$437 |
Lot 2548 |
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Heraclius, 610-641. Gold Solidus (4.45 g) minted at Constantinople. Facing crowned busts of Heraclius with short beard on left, and Heraclius Constantine, much smaller, on right; cross between their heads. Reverse: Cross potent on three steps; in right field, "I". D.O. 21. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized
$690 |
Lot 2549 |
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Constantine V, 741-775. Gold Solidus (4.41 g) minted at Constantinople. Facing busts of Constantine V and son Leo IV; above, cross. Reverse: Facing bust of Leo III holding cross potent. D.O. 2; S. 1551. Scarce. A little doubling. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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| Realized
$575 |
Lot 2550 |
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Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195. Electrum Aspron Trachy (4.05 g) minted at Constantinople. The Virgin enthroned, holding a medallion of the infant Christ. Reverse: Isaac II and Archangel Michael standing; Archangel Michael, in military dress, crowns emperor. Hendy Pl. 20, 5-8; S. 2002. Extremely Fine, with much better than usual detail.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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Lot 2551 |
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Two Byzantine Gold Coins. A tremissis minted by Justinian I (About EF), accompanied by an Alexius I hyperpyron (edge damage, VF-EF). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized
$506 |
Lot 2552 |
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Two Gold Solidi of Heraclius and Son, along with a Solidus of Theodosius II. The Heraclius pieces grade VF+ with many marks and digs, both are slightly bent. The Theodosius II piece (reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned left) grades much the same, with flan indentations. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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$805 |
Lot 2553 |
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Two Scarcer Byzantine Gold Solidi. Justinian II (bust of Christ/Emperor standing; clipped and weakly struck areas, VF-EF) and the other portraying Constantine VII and Romanus II (S. 1751; edge shaved, possibly mounted, VF). Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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$1,380 |
Lot 2554 |
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Medieval India. Three gold or electrum coins of this vast territory, highlighted by a dinar of the Kushan Empire (Vasu Deva II). Condition averages Choice VF. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $325 - 375.
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$604 |
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