Philippicus Bardanes (711-713), AV Solidus, Constantinopolis, facing bust, wearing loros and crown with cross on circlet, holding globe cruciger in his right hand, eagle-topped sceptre in left, rev. VICTORIA - AVGYE, cross potent on base and three steps, CONOB in exergue (DOC 667, 1b; MIB III, 276, 1; Sear 1447), struck with a slightly rusty obverse die, otherwise lustrous, a pleasingly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200