Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2015 Baltimore Auction - Sess. A-C 5-6 November 2015
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TIBERIUS II, 578-582. AV Solidus (4.47 gms), Constantinople Mint, 3rd Officinae. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
S-422. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; Reverse: Cross potent on four steps. Struck at a time when the Byzantine Empire was defending itself from both Lombard incursions in the west, and the annexation of Armenian provinces in the east by the Sassanian Emperor Khosrau I. A remarkably clear and expressive portrait, a real collection enhancing specimen worthy of a solid bid. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00
S-422. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; Reverse: Cross potent on four steps. Struck at a time when the Byzantine Empire was defending itself from both Lombard incursions in the west, and the annexation of Armenian provinces in the east by the Sassanian Emperor Khosrau I. A remarkably clear and expressive portrait, a real collection enhancing specimen worthy of a solid bid. NGC MS, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00