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                        Lot: 502

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Constantine IV. AD 668-685. AV solidus 
                        (4.30 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Constantine IV (AD 668-685). Gold solidus 
                        (4.30 gm). Constantinople, ca. AD 681-685. P CONST-A-NUS 
                        PP A, helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters right, 
                        with short beard and mustache, holding spear over right 
                        shoulder, shield on left shoulder / VICTO[R]IA AVGU DG, 
                        cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue. Berk 175 
                        (this coin). DO 15. MIB 11. Sear 1158. With a portrait 
                        of fine style, reminiscent of fifth-century Roman 
                        coinage. Mint state 

                        Ex Sotheby's, 2 November 1998, lot 295. 


                        Estimated Value: $ 1,400 




...Sold for $1,700 USD [ approx 1292 EUR, 901 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).