LOCAL ISSUES, Silk Road Region. 5th-8th centuries AD. AV Imitation Solidus (18mm, 0.90 g, 6h). Hybrid Imitation a Constantinople mint AV Solidus. VF.

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Lot: 459. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Gold

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LOCAL ISSUES, Silk Road Region. 5th-8th centuries AD. AV Imitation Solidus (18mm, 0.90 g, 6h). Hybrid Imitation a Constantinople mint AV Solidus. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder; blundered legend / Victory standing right, holding long cross; blundered legend. See V. Raspopova, “Gold Coins and bracteates from Pendjikent,” Coins, Art, and Chronology, pp. 453-60, for discussion of Silk Road bracteates, especially figs. 1-8 for other specimens copying Late Roman/Byzantine issues. Reddish deposits. VF.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 142 (28 June 2006), lot 405 (part of) .


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 12:32:40 ET.

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