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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.43 gm, 6h). Rome, 5th officina, AD 542-546. 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 / VICTORI-A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding long staff topped by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; E//CONOB. Sear 291. DOC 320e. MIB 34. Rare. An outstanding example of Justinian's issues from the recently recovered Rome mint. Well struck and flashy! NGC Choice MS 5/5 – 4/5. Sixty years after Rome slipped under the control of the Ostrogoths, the ancestral capital of the Empire was regained by East Roman forces under the great general Belisarius in May of AD 536. Within three years, the Roman mint had reopened and began striking gold, silver and bronze coins in the name of the reigning emperor, Justinian I "The Great" (AD 527-565). The early gold issues were of exceptional style, as exemplified by this lovely piece.
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (21mm, 4.43 gm, 6h). Rome, 5th officina, AD 542-546. 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 / VICTORI-A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding long staff topped by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; E//CONOB. Sear 291. DOC 320e. MIB 34. Rare. An outstanding example of Justinian's issues from the recently recovered Rome mint. Well struck and flashy! NGC Choice MS 5/5 – 4/5. Sixty years after Rome slipped under the control of the Ostrogoths, the ancestral capital of the Empire was regained by East Roman forces under the great general Belisarius in May of AD 536. Within three years, the Roman mint had reopened and began striking gold, silver and bronze coins in the name of the reigning emperor, Justinian I "The Great" (AD 527-565). The early gold issues were of exceptional style, as exemplified by this lovely piece.
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD