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LOT 177

Sold for (Inc. bp): £259


Byzantine Maurice Tiberius - Gold Solidus

583-601 AD, Constantinople. Obv: D N MAVRC TIb PP AVI, cuirassed bust facing wearing plumed helmet, holding cross on globe. Rev: VICTORI-A AVGG and officina letter B, angel standing facing, holding long, P-headed cross and cross on globe; mintmark CONOB. Gold, 4.47 grams.

Extremely fine.

PROVENANCE:
Ex DNW Sale, 14 March 2007, lot 606 (with auction ticket).

LITERATURE:
DOC I 5a; Sear Byzantine 478.