Italy
Benevento. Sico gold Solidus ND (817-832) UNC Details (Edge Filing) NGC, Fr-107, Biaggi-321 (R2), MEC I-1103. 3.59gm. SICO P | RINCЄS, bust of Sico facing in Byzantine style (wearing chlamys pinned at right shoulder and cross-topped diadem), globus cruciger in right hand / ARCHANGЄL VONO MIHAЄL, archangel Michael standing facing, staff in right hand, globus cruciger in left. For all intents and purposes pristine for the type, a mildly auburn tone to the surfaces meeting sharply raised devices that leave none of the design elements to the imagination. One of fewer than five representatives we have been able to track down coming to auction in the last decade and a half, and likely amongst the finest survivors known.
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD