Watch List notes:

Justin I & Justinian I, 527. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.49 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, 4 April-1 August 527. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN P P AVG / CONOB Justin I and Justinian II, both nimbate, seated facing on backless throne, each with his right hand clasped before his chest and holding globe in his left. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG B / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding long linear cross in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. DOC 1c. MIB 1a. SB 114. Very rare. A well struck and particularly attractive example of this important issue. About extremely fine.


From the collection of Siegfried E. Schwer, Glendining, 4 June 1992, 194.