Lot 647
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Solidus, nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium, hand in benediction and holding Gospels, rev. facing bust of Constantine with long beard, wearing crown and vertical loros, holding patriarchal cross on globus (DO 13; S.1747), portrait of the finest style of the period, very fine, extremely rare
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Solidus, nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium, hand in benediction and holding Gospels, rev. facing bust of Constantine with long beard, wearing crown and vertical loros, holding patriarchal cross on globus (DO 13; S.1747), portrait of the finest style of the period, very fine, extremely rare

Details
Solidus, nimbate bust of Christ facing, wearing pallium and colobium, hand in benediction and holding Gospels, rev. facing bust of Constantine with long beard, wearing crown and vertical loros, holding patriarchal cross on globus (DO 13; S.1747), portrait of the finest style of the period, very fine, extremely rare
Provenance
Bonham-Vecchi auction III, 3 December 1980, lot 295
SKA auction 2, 27 April 1984, lot 711
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.