Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 2521 SESSION 12 (9.30AM THURSDAY 1ST AUG) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $1,200
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JUSTIN II, (A.D.565-578), gold solidus, Constantinople Mint, 8th Officina, (4.49 g), obv. bust of Justin II facing, with plume and diadem, two pearls at each side, wearing cuirass, and holding globe surmounted by Victory, d N I VSTI NVS PP AVI around, rev. Constantinople seated looking right, with helmet tunic and mantle, on right shoulder aegis, left hand holds a spear, cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVGGG H, CONOB in exergue, (S.345, DOC 4g, BMC 10, Hahn 5, R.756). Good extremely fine, rusted obverse die.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection and from I.S. Wright, 22 June 1993, with ticket.^
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