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Justin I and Justinian I (4 April-1 August AD 527). AV solidus (22mm, 4.48 gm, 6h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 6th officina. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN PP AVG, Justin I (on left) and Justinian I (on right) seated facing on throne represented by uprights and no cross bar, both with left knee advanced, nimbate and wearing chlamys, right hands clasped to breasts, globe in left; cross above between, CONOB in exergue / VICTORI-A AVGGG S, angel standing facing, grounded cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 117. DOC -. Sharply struck on lustrous, ample flan.
Late in his reign, Justin I felt his health failing and adopted his nephew as co-Augustus to solidify the succession. The young man ascended the throne as Flavius Justinianus, thus launching the reign of the greatest of the early Byzantine rulers. The joint reign lasted barely four months and produced only a handful of coins depicting both rulers.
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Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
Justin I and Justinian I (4 April-1 August AD 527). AV solidus (22mm, 4.48 gm, 6h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 6th officina. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN PP AVG, Justin I (on left) and Justinian I (on right) seated facing on throne represented by uprights and no cross bar, both with left knee advanced, nimbate and wearing chlamys, right hands clasped to breasts, globe in left; cross above between, CONOB in exergue / VICTORI-A AVGGG S, angel standing facing, grounded cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 117. DOC -. Sharply struck on lustrous, ample flan.
Late in his reign, Justin I felt his health failing and adopted his nephew as co-Augustus to solidify the succession. The young man ascended the throne as Flavius Justinianus, thus launching the reign of the greatest of the early Byzantine rulers. The joint reign lasted barely four months and produced only a handful of coins depicting both rulers.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justin-i-and-justinian-i-4-april-1-august-ad-527-av-solidus-22mm-448-gm-6h-ngc-msand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3094-33117.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD