Ancients
Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.34 gm, 7h). Rome, 1st officina, AD 537-542. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield with horseman motif on left arm / VICTOR-I-A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; A//CONOB. Sear 289. DOC 318b. MIBE 29. Rare. Graffito X in obverse right field. NGC AU 5/5 – 3/5, graffito. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Sotheby's (Zurich, 27-28 October 1993), lot 1843; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (1987), lot 669.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD