436, Lot: 732. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Zeno. Second reign, AD 476-491. Æ Nummus (12mm, 1.08 g, 6h). Constantinople(?) mint. Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor, holding globe and long cross, standing facing on top of slain enemy. Apparently unpublished in the standard references (cf. RIC X 951 for a similar type), but see Roma XIV, lot 847 and Roma E-Sale 40, lot 942 for this type. VF, dark green to black patina with earthen highlights/deposits. The fourth known example(?).