Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 680.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Byzantine, Gold

Estimate: $ 2 000

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Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; AΘ//CONOB. DOC 3 var. (unlisted officina); MIB 3 (this coin cited); Füeg 2.L.1 (this coin cited and illustrated); SB 1464. Toned, minor marks and hairlines on reverse. EF. Extremely rare. The only example cited by MIB and with only one other cited by Füeg twenty-six years later in his corpus. This example the superior of the two.

From the Richard J. Sullivan Collection. Ex Nomisma S.p.a. 53 (20 October 2015), lot 309; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII (19 June 1964), lot 565.


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