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Tiberius III Apsimar (A.D. 698-705). Gold Solidus (4.40 g, 7h). Mint of Constantinople. D TibERI-US
PE AV, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding a spear and a shield. Rev. VICTORIA AVGU Z, cross
potent on three steps, CONOB below (Sear 1360; MIB 1). Some lustre, well-struck and
Extremely Fine.
$3,500
Purchased from Spink, London, 1960 Ex St James’s Auctions, Sale 23, 4 February 2013, lot 63.
Superb Quality Irene Gold Solidus
312
Irene. Gold Solidus (4.41 g), 797-802. Constantinople, 792-797. IRIhH A
G
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Q
STI, crowned bust of Irene
facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter. Rev. COhSTAh-TIhOS bAS’
Q
,
crowned and draped bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 3a; SB 1594.
A magnificent example. Both portraits are extraordinary and the surfaces are ablaze with luster.
Mint State.
$7,000
313
Theophilus. Gold Solidus (4.03 g), 829-842. Naples(?), 829-circa 831.*
Q
EOFI-LOS ?ASILE, crowned
bust of Theophilos facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger with central pellet and cruciform scep-
ter. Rev. CVRIE ?OH
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OVLO *E, patriarchal cross set on three steps. Cf. DOC 31c.2 (no
pellet at beginning of obv. legend); SB 1684. Very Rare. Toned, weakness in centers.
About Very Fine.
$1,200
Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collecion (CNG 100, 7 October 2015), 316
Ex John W. Garrett Collection, pt. II (Numismatic Fine Arts / Bank Leu, 16 October 1984), 539 (purchased from Wayte Ray-
mond, 23 October 1923).