Ancients
Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV semissis (16mm, 2.06 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5, clipped, marks, brushed. Constantinople, AD 692-695. IhS CRISΤDS RЄX-RЄϚNANtIЧM (Ч retrograde), half-length bust of Christ facing, with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm / D IЧSTINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRISΤI, full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent on globus in right hand, akakia in left. Sear 1252. DOC 10. Attractive example of this scarcer issue. Areas of toning around devices.
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Estimate: 1000-2000 USD