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CICF Signature Sale 3040 9-10 April 2015
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Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). Æ follis (42mm, 21.75 gm, 6h). Cyzicus, 2nd officina, dated RY 13 (AD 539/40). D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield on left shoulder bearing horseman spearing enemy motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/I flanking; B // KYZ. Sear 207. DOC 165b. A superb specimen of Justinian's reformed copper coinage, struck on an immense flan and bearing a smooth, chocolate brown patina. NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). Æ follis (42mm, 21.75 gm, 6h). Cyzicus, 2nd officina, dated RY 13 (AD 539/40). D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield on left shoulder bearing horseman spearing enemy motif; cross to right / Large M; cross above, A/N/N/O X/II/I flanking; B // KYZ. Sear 207. DOC 165b. A superb specimen of Justinian's reformed copper coinage, struck on an immense flan and bearing a smooth, chocolate brown patina. NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD