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Justin I and Justinian I (4 April-1 August AD 527). AV solidus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 8th officina. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN PP AVG, Justin I (on left) and Justinian I (on right) seated facing, nimbate, inside knee advanced, wearing chlamys, both hands clasped to breasts; CONOB in exergue / VICTORI-A AVGGG H, angel standing facing, long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 114 (unattested officina).
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
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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Justin I and Justinian I (4 April-1 August AD 527). AV solidus (21mm, 4.49 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Constantinople, 8th officina. D N IVSTIN ЄT IVSTINIAN PP AVG, Justin I (on left) and Justinian I (on right) seated facing, nimbate, inside knee advanced, wearing chlamys, both hands clasped to breasts; CONOB in exergue / VICTORI-A AVGGG H, angel standing facing, long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 114 (unattested officina).
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
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-21mm-449-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-4-5/a/61238-99188.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61238-12052021
HID02906262019
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